Hopeful quote of the day 9 March 2017

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Quite an interesting quote, but one could argue that the certain amount of fear may keep us alive, for example I am afraid of snakes and I would not like to be without some fear in the jungle where there are many snakes, just my thoughts.

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Benjamin Franklin once said: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”

@metime with all due respect, you would do better to quote me than Benjamin Who.

There ya go! :wink:

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An interesting quote, but what could it mean in a real life, what could Liberty be … made me to think …

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On this day in 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected to an unprecedented fourth term in office. FDR remains the only president to have served more than two terms.

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Fear is an awful thing. I hate paranoia! It’s a sickness all it’s own. My delusion wouldn’t be nearly as bad if I wasn’t paranoid on top of it.

Yes, fear is an awful thing

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