Who said "True courage is not the absence of fear but mastery of it."?

This quote is attributed to Montesquieu.

True courage is not the absence of fear but mastery of it. - Montesquieu

"True courage is not the absence of fear but mastery of it."

Montesquieu Courage

Philosopher Writer French 1689–1755

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