I know what human fear is and how often it keeps us from following our conscience.
Dorothy Day
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- “Fear In Our Time,” The Catholic Worker, April 1968, pp. 5, 7; Complete sentence from her own essay describing fear, pacifism and acting on conscience. Source is the movement’s archival reprint, DDLW253.
- “Fear In Our Time,” The Catholic Worker, April 1968, pp. 5, 7
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