Who said "Fear loses its power when we choose to face it directly."?

This quote is attributed to F.W. de Klerk.

Fear loses its power when we choose to face it directly. - F.W. de Klerk

"Fear loses its power when we choose to face it directly."

F.W. de Klerk Fear

President, Apartheid Reformer South African Born 1936 (age 90)

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