Saturday, July 10, 2004
Rule Number One
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified, terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
Franklin Roosevelt - First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933
Actually, fear of fear is said to lead to panic. But Roosevelt is not encouraging fear. On the contrary, he is urging the recognition that fear is not a good guide to action. For, when effort leads to success, fear leads to unnecessary retreat.
Franklin Roosevelt - First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933
Actually, fear of fear is said to lead to panic. But Roosevelt is not encouraging fear. On the contrary, he is urging the recognition that fear is not a good guide to action. For, when effort leads to success, fear leads to unnecessary retreat.
