Franklin Roosevelt's famous inaugural line, 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," was composed by Louis Howe.
(Okay, I know it's not surprising that FDR didn't write his famous lines. But I always wonder how it would change our perceptions if we had credits at the end of presidential speeches. Imagine: this speech was written by X, edited by Y, brought to you by . . . )
The Importance of Being Scared: Polish Nobel Laureate Wisława Szymborska on
Fairy Tales and the Necessity of Fear
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"Andersen had the courage to write stories with unhappy endings. He didn’t
believe that you should try to be good because it pays ... but because evil
stem...
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