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"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear- not absence of fear."-Mark Twain. How have these words changed the world and how are they powerful.

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First, I will assume that you need clarification of the quote, so I will break it down as follows:
<br>Mark Twain is basically saying that to be truly courageous does not necessarily mean that you are not of afraid of anything. Instead, what he is saying is that when you are courageous, you understand how to control your fear-even when you are afraid.
<br>For example, if you were trying to be ...

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