Vaclav Havel — "Fear is the main source of the atrophy of the will, which is the main characteri…"
Fear is the main source of the atrophy of the will, which is the main characteristic of the modern age.
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From his essay 'The Power of the Powerless,' analyzing societal malaise.
Date: 1978
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