I recall in one of the speeches that the Imam delivered in the Great Mosque in the first years of the struggle in the presence of a large crowd, he stated that he had never been intimidated by any threat and problem. In fact whenever for any reason there was possibility of a problem or alarm, one saw no sign of fear in the Imam. At that same speech-of course I do not recall correctly whether he took an oath or not-when he was sixty-three years of age he stated: "Till now I have never been intimidated by any person or thing and have never been overcome with fear."[1]
[1]I have not been afraid of anyone till now: Extracted from Biography of Imam Khomeini