Jeff Szuhay <jeff at szuhay.org> wrote:

>     When governments fear the people there is liberty.
>     When the people fear the government there is tyranny.
>       --Thomas Jefferson,
>         third US president, architect and author (1743-1826)
>
Actually, what you tend to see is that when governments fear the people
there is repression. Just consider most schools, workplaces, and indeed
nations.

tim
--
Tim Rowledge, tim at sumeru.stanford.edu, http://sumeru.stanford.edu/tim
Useful Latin Phrases:- Sentio aliquos togatos contra me conspirare = I
think some people in togas are plotting against me.