ليس شيءٌ بمثل التهوّر الذي يبعثه الخوف؛ ومشورةُ الجُبن نادرًا ما تؤجّل الشرورَ التي تفرّ منها، بينما تضمن دائمًا أن تزيدها تفاقمًا.

“Nothing is so rash as fear; and the counsels of pusillanimity very rarely put off, whilst they are always sure to aggravate, the evils from which they would fly.”Edmund Burke — Revolutionary Writings: Reflections on the Revolution in France and the First Letter on a Regicide Peace