The most destructive element in the human mind is ... -Dorothy Thompson

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The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness.

Dorothy Thompson , Journalist
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Dorothy Thompson was an American journalist and writer who became one of the most influential women in American media during the 1930s and 1940s. She was known for her bold and outspoken opinions and her coverage of significant world events, including Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany. Thompson's syndicated column was widely read, and she was the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany for her critical reporting. She continued to write and speak out on political and social issues throughout her career. Thompson's contributions to journalism and her advocacy for democratic values have made her a respected and pioneering figure in the field of journalism. Her legacy as a trailblazing female journalist continues to inspire and influence media professionals today.

Dorothy Thompson Quotes to Explore

To have felt too much is to end in feeling nothing....
Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives for responding to conflict - alternatives to passive or aggressive resp...
Peace has to be created, in order to be maintained. It will never be achieved by passivity and quietism....
The most destructive element in the human mind is fear. Fear creates aggressiveness....
Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live....

Fear Quotes to Explore

There's no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively - I am one with the people....
I think people who become compulsive about fitness or eating right, a lot of the time it's out of fear that they're going to lose control or that they...
There is the theory... that you live in two places: You either live in fear, or you live in love....
Don't react with fear and panic in the face of debt collector threats. Talk to them and explain your situation. See if you can work out a compromise....
God, make me so uncomfortable that I will do the very thing I fear....
Even death doesn't worry me, man. When my mother died it was because she finished her time on earth. I know that when I die I'll see her again, so how...
Knight without fear and without reproach....
Love casts out fear, but we have to get over the fear in order to get close enough to love them....
The Republicans galvanize their base by inciting a lot of fear; they operate on a lot of mythmaking. So we have to have something compelling. We shoul...
By action and reaction do we become strong or weak, according to the character of our thoughts and mental states. Fear is the deadly nightshade of the...