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When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the go

When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. – Thomas Jefferson

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Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson

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I will show you fear in a handful of dust. – T. S. Eliot

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From too much love of living, From hope and fear set free, We thank with brief thanksgiving Whatever gods may be That no life lives for ever That dead men rise up never That even the weariest river Winds somewhere safe to sea. – Algernon Charles Swinburne

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You dont want too much fear in a market, because people will be blinded to some very good buying opportunities. You dont want too much complacency because people will be blinded to some risk. – Ron Chernow

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I wont touch on risky, because thats subjective. People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that dont necessarily merit fear. – Frank Ocean

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