[jstolarczyk]

"What will I lose? To fight and lose i.e. not achieve your goals is not dishonorable. To not have fought at all is."

That is a losing philosophy! In politics, the superbowl or even a fist fight, fight and lose you are just a loser! Fighting to lose? Never read that in Sun Tzu, Clausewitz or the Book of Five Rings. Fighting to lose does not bring any honor! Political committees, win or lose, begin working for the next elections the day after the last, your so called honorable defeat will not be blip on their radar!

[MannyP]

Oh, but I do not think that I will lose. I think that I can succeed and so I probably will. However, fear of losing will not keep me from fighting for it. It does seem that it would keep you from fighting. Of course if you never fight, you never have to lose a fight. If you fight often enough you will lose and if you have heart this will not discourage you.