"Wherever the real power in a Government lies, there is the danger of oppression."
by:
James Madison
(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
Source:
letter to Thomas Jefferson, October 17, 1788
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 -- jim k, Austin      
The opposite is also accurate. At current, there is power in ignorance (conflicting dogmas - all antithetical to truth), which is beyond danger, it is a great oppressor.
 -- Mike, NORWALK     
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    Mike, the path remains the same now as it has been since the beginning. Each generation wakes up and takes the reins -- or they don't. Seems to me that this is the purpose of this world. ;-)
     -- E Archer, NYC     
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