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poppet
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Fear can render a person useless. If we are afraid, we tend to freeze up and hide from the situation we are in, so consequently the situation gets worse. |
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rollo_tomassi423
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Franklin Roosevelt said this at a time when most Americans were petrified, both of the terrible economic conditions, and of the approaching World War. It was a much scarier time than now, and instead of fear-mongering, as is the style of the current administration, Roosevelt was trying to make people feel more confident so that we could deal bravely with the situation. |
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Andrew G
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All we should need to win, is to be brave, and conquer our fears, and we shall succeed. I always used to equate it with "what ever you do don't panic." I believe it is a quote from the late 1700s during the American revolution. |
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Mel :D
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Only fear, fear |
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qpistol
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it means being afraid is a waste of time |
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samz_eyes
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you don't have to be afraid of anybody or anything... fear yourself 'coz it's only you who can control your life... it's up to you wat kind of life you wanna have... & it's up to you how you take things... |
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any advice?
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I guess it means you should not be afraid of fear |
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kitkool
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fear itself holds us back... so that's why we should fear it |
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Farly the Seer
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It means that the only thing that can defeat us is our own fear. |
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pausum53
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The only thing to fear is fear itself speaks to the idea that fear can paralyze one from progress, from moving forward, from succeeding, despite any challenges. We need not fear tomorrow or the next day. The only thing we should be afraid of (and thus rebuff) is that fear which keeps us mired in self-pity and loss. If we can overcome that, we can move forward. |
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joe s
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It means, people should quit being little b*tches. |
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m
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Fear paralyzes. Fear prevents people from doing things. |
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fact checker
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the meaning is simple don't let your fear control your actions |
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kurticus1024
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Its mainly that TR was showing he was tough. Americans liked that. Also, its true that most of what people fear is just unjustified paranoid fear. If you are not afraid, you don't have to be afraid. |
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marynew8
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u wouldnt fear anything if u didnt have fear the emotion |
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♫♥GCchick♥♫
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It means the only thing we should fear is fear. |
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Non-Compassionate Liberal
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FDR was trying to instill hope into Americans about how he will get us out of the Depression. |
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notyou311
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FDR used this quote after the attack on Pearl Harbor. People were extremely frightened and knew that we were going to war. He wanted the American people to know that they had nothing to fear except the paralyzing fear that could keep them for fighting back. He was a fantastic speaker and kept the country strong during WW2. |
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sweetgurllexi
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that there is nothing to be afraid of.
fear itself is the only thing to fear. If you are afraid it is only in your head, so fear is what you are really afraid of. if you weren't afraid you would never have fear. |
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regerugged
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt used this phrase at the beginning of World War II. He wanted to encourage his people to think positively. Worry and fear of the unknown, especially in time of a great war, can cause a person to become neurotic. |
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shominyyuspa
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It means that only the liberal defeatist attitude can keep us from what ever challenge lies ahead. If we're not scared of failure and what others think about us, we will succeed. |
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bryanedwardsnc
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Fearing something can be worse than the actual encounter. Fear can rule our lives. If you were in a competition and you feared your opponent, that’s one thing your opponent as up on you if he does not fear you. Fear can hold you back, sometimes the action of fearing something is worse than what you fear. |
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tweety
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If you are not afraid of fear, then you fear nothing |
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nicolasraage
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If we let our fear get to us, we can be defeated. We must overcome fear to become victorous. |
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JStrat
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It's been said that all actions spring from one of two sources... love and fear. Hate crimes spring from fear, for instance... the fear of those who are different.
Fear is generally rooted in "what if"s. If we fear fire, it's because we imagine what might happen if we were caught in a fire and horribly burned, perhaps. The fire itself is not necessarily a concern at all. It's our fear that we have to tackle. So FDR's phrase intones that, reminding us that fears are just that... fears, but not necessarily realities.
Some fear is a good thing, too, of course. It's built-in so we don't think we can jump off cliffs and wrestle tigers with our bare hands... those who try such things often pay the price. People with natural fears tend to stay alive longer, avoiding ridiculous risks.
But without risks, we can be guaranteed only a very ordinary, bland existence. We have to assess our fears and determine which ones are reasonable and which ones need to be overcome. We confront a fear by recognizing it as fear itself, not as the object of a fear (such as fire). |
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krystal513brown
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only fear God... i guess |
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Person #8
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If we are courageous we can't be stopped. Basically saying let's go to war okay? And if you say no you're a wuss. |
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hopper1172002
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it means that we shouldn't fear anything but something that is worth fearing over, like getting murdered, lol |
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