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Elia Kazan

I spoke without fear of contradiction. I simply did not suffer self-doubt.

Fear

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Elia Kazan is saying that he expressed his thoughts confidently because he never questioned his own beliefs. His lack of hesitation came from a complete absence of uncertainty about what he was saying.

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