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

This quote is attributed to Fannie Hurst.

Fear is simply the absence of understanding. - Fannie Hurst

"Fear is simply the absence of understanding."

Fannie Hurst Fear

Novelist American 1889–1968

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