“You survive by having your fear compass calibrated correctly. Our compass is off now because we're being told to be afraid of everything.”

— Michael Moore

Interview on All Things Considered NPR (November 2002) http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2 <br class="br">2002 <br class="br">Context: You survive by having your fear compass calibrated correctly. Our compass is off now because we're being told to be afraid of everything. The things that we're frightened of, or told to be frightened of, are not necessarily the things that we need to fear.

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