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title: "5 Increase Fear Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [A good idea if not acted upon produces terrible psychological pain. But a good idea acted upon brings enormous mental satisfaction. Got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-j-schwartz/a-good-idea-if-not-acted-upon-produces-terrible-psychological-pain/)

[David J. Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-j-schwartz/)

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> [“The obsession with security at any price petrifies us, and we increase our fear by trying to eliminate risk. That is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pascal-bruckner/the-obsession-with-security-at-any-price-petrifies-us-and-we-increase/)

[Pascal Bruckner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pascal-bruckner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fd/pascal-bruckner-16734_cybersecurity_the-obsession-with-security-at-any-price_289750.jpg)

> [To fight fear, act. To increase fear - wait, put off postpone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-joseph-schwartz/to-fight-fear-act-to-increase-fear-wait-put-off-postpone/)

[David Joseph Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-joseph-schwartz/)

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> [The more you can increase fear of drugs and crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-more-you-can-increase-fear-of-drugs-and-crime-welfare-mothers/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12b/noam-chomsky-42_aliens_the-more-you-can-increase-fear-of-drugs_876414.jpg)

> [“The more you can increase fear of drugs, crime, welfare mothers, immigrants and aliens, the more you control all of the people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-more-you-can-increase-fear-of-drugs-crime-welfare-mothers/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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