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"I have always tried to ignore the idea that I could be attacked, arrested, or even killed. I have no control over what might happen, and it would be self-destructive to dwell on it. Should I think, What are the chances that I'll survive this morning? I don’t know; six out of ten? Eight out of ten? Maybe even ten out of ten? It's not that I'm trying not think about it, closing my eyes and pretending the danger doesn't exist. But one day I simply made the decision not to be afraid. I weighed everything up, understood where I stand—and let it go." Alexei Navalny