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In morals what begins in fear usually ends in wickedness; in religion what begins in fear usually ends in fanaticism. Fear, either as a principle or a motive, is the beginning of all evil.
Anna Jameson
Anna Jameson
Born: May 17, 1794
Died: Mar 17, 1860

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Religion, Fear, Evil, Beginning, Morals, Principle, Motive, Begins, Ends, Fanaticism, Either, Wickedness

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