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People avoid action. Often because they are afraid of the consequences, for action means risk and danger. Danger seems terrible from a distance it is not so bad if you have a close look at it
Jawaharlal Nehru
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Age: 74 †
Born: 1889
Born: November 14
Died: 1964
Died: May 27
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