"...as more people talk to us about it, I mean the question came up again and again. What people were most concerned about: they were afraid. It was fear. Fear, again, raising its ugly head, in one of the most important decisions we would make. Fear, fear of everything. Fear that we might lose. Fear that he might get hurt. Fear that this would be ugly. Fear that it would hurt our family. Fear... But you know, the reason why I said yes was because I was tired of being afraid... I am so tired of fear. And I don’t want my girls to live in a country, in a world, based on fear."

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