Normal fear protects us; abnormal fear paralyses us. Normal fear motiv…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Normal fear protects us; abnormal fear paralyses us. Normal fear motivates us to improve our individual and collective welfare; abnormal fear constantly poisons and distorts our inner lives. Our problem is not to be rid of fear but, rather to harness and master it. ✨ Martin Luther King Jr. (1963). Strength to Love
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