Who said "Fear is simply the absence of understanding."?

This quote is attributed to Hans Christian Ørsted.

Fear is simply the absence of understanding. - Hans Christian Ørsted

"Fear is simply the absence of understanding."

Hans Christian Ørsted Fear

Physicist and Chemist Danish 1777–1851

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