There was always a minority afraid of something, and a great majority afraid of the dark, afraid of the future, afraid of the past, afraid of the present, afraid of themselves and shadows of themselves.

Ray Bradbury

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Fear

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William Stendahl

Author

Ray Bradbury

Source

The Martian Chronicles

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Language

English

Time

1950 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Bradbury, Ray. "Usher II." The Martian Chronicles. Doubleday, 1950.

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Government action is not the whole answer to the present crisis, but it is an important partial answer. Morals cannot be legislated, but behavior can be regulated. The law cannot make an employer love me, but it can keep him from refusing to hire me because of the color of my skin.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Legality and morality Civil rights

Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Language
English
Time
1958 1950s 20th century
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Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. Harper & Brothers, 1958, ch. 11.

Another quote about Fear

Extreme fear can neither fight nor fly.

William Shakespeare

The Rape of Lucrece

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Topic
Fear

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
The Rape of Lucrece
Medium
Poem
Genre
Narrative poem
Language
English
Time
1594 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. The Rape of Lucrece. London: Richard Field, 1594, I. 230.

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Shakespeare, William. "The Rape of Lucrece." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, I. 230.

Another quote from the following genre Science fiction

You take the blue pill—the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill—you stay in wonderland, and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

Morpheus

The Matrix

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Topic
Ignorance is bliss Red pill Knowledge
Speaker
Morpheus
Actor
Laurence Fishburne
Source
The Matrix
Medium
Film
Genre
Science fiction (film) Action (film) Science fiction Action
Language
English
Time
1999 1990s 20th century
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Citation

The Matrix. Directed by The Wachowskis. Warner Bros./Village Roadshow Pictures/Groucho II Film Partnership/Silver Pictures, 1999.