David J. Lieberman - At the root of fear is low self-esteem. This explains why angry people have

At the root of fear is low self-esteem. This explains why angry people have low self-esteem, are argumentative, stubborn, and quick to flare up yet slow to forgive. Those behaviors are defenses against the underlying fear.

- David J. Lieberman

source: David J. Lieberman (2010). “Find Out Who's Normal and Who's Not: The Proven System to Quickly Assess Anyone's Emotional Stability”, p.20, David Lieberman

topic: Self Esteem, Roots, People, Flare Up