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4. Freedom from Fear

The Reith Lectures

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The Importance of Freedom From Fear

In the case of real dangers, a healthy dose of fear is critical to living with their ever-present possibility. Freedom from fear is essential for personal and societal resilience in the face of peril. The Russian word for security is be as a personist, or literally without danger. In this conception of security, there can be no freedom from fear. Danger will always be there. It cannot be eliminated. And fear will also always be present because we can never be in complete control. We only have insurance and prepare ourselves to deal with danger.

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