Secrecy begets tyranny.

Robert A. Heinlein
Secrecy begets tyranny.
Secrecy begets tyranny.
Secrecy begets tyranny.
Secrecy begets tyranny.
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In a time of oppression, secrecy can lead to tyranny. In a time of tyranny, secrecy could be the only way to keep the people from rising up against those who rule them.

Source: Stranger In A Strange Land

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