"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."
— H. P. Lovecraft

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English
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German: "Das älteste und stärkste Gefühl ist Angst, die älteste und stärkste Form der Angst, ist die Angst vor dem Unbekannten."

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"Supernatural Horror in Literature" (1927)

https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft

"Supernatural Horror in Literature" (1927)