d. Verb tense error. It should be “decided” instead of “decided”
The Brain Trust.
They were a core group of advisors that helped FDR enact fifteen major laws in their first "hundred days" in office.
He was impressed that Englishmen followed the law.
I think its c instead, because he meant that fear was only making things worse. not fearing fear and failure would help in the long run; so a positive attitude instead would help.