Quote by Titus Livius
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Under the influence of fear, which always leads men to take a pessimistic view of things, they magnified their enemies resources, and minimized their own. – Titus Livius

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Many difficulties which nature throws in our way, may be smoothed away by the exercise of intelligence. – Titus Livius

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The old Romans all wished to have a king over them because they had not yet tasted the sweetness of freedom. – Titus Livius

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Fear rules almost every newsroom in the country. – Dan Rather

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It seemed that rebellion must have an unassailable base, something guarded not merely from attack, but from the fear of it: such a base as we had in the Red Sea Parts, the desert, or in the minds of the men we converted to our creed. – T. E. Lawrence

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Fear? If I have gained anything by damning myself, it is that I no longer have anything to fear. – Jean-Paul Sartre

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It may be you fear more to deliver judgment upon me than I fear judgment. – Giordano Bruno

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