"An oppressive government is more to be feared…" — Confucius

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• One of the most feared expressions in modern times is 'The computer is down.' — Norman Ralph Augustine
• I had a father and mother, who were devout and feared God. Our Lord also helped me with His grace.… — Teresa of Avila
• Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets. — Napoleon Bonaparte
• Enthusiasm is the inspiration of everything great. Without it no man is to be feared, and with it none despised. — Christian Nestell Bovee
• Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It… — Louis D. Brandeis
• Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments - a… — William Jennings Bryan
• Hatreds not vowed and concealed are to be feared more than those openly declared. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
• You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for… — C.S. Lewis
• Is this dying? Is this all? Is this what I feared when I prayed against a hard death? Oh, I… — Cotton Mather
• Any idea that is held in the mind that is either feared or revered will, begin at once to clothe… — Andrew Carnegie
• Prohibit the taking of omens, and do away with superstitious doubts. Then, until death itself comes, no calamity need be… — Sun Tzu
• Nevertheless, he must be cautious in believing and acting, and must not inspire fear of his own accord, and must… — Niccolo Machiavelli

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