“Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child who fears noises becomes a man who hates noise.”-Cyril Connolly
“The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.”-Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.”-John Steinbeck
“I write for those women who do not speak, for those who do not have a voice because they were so terrified, because we are taught to respect fear more than ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence would save us, but it won’t.”-Audre Lorde
“What I fear most is power with impunity. I fear abuse of power, and the power to abuse.”-Isabel Allende
