"Every why hath a wherefore." - Comedy of Errors, Act 2, Scene 2

Monday, March 20, 2006

Fear itself

"Fearful people are more dependent, more easily manipulated and controlled, more susceptible to deceptively simple, strong, tough measures and hard-line postures. ... They may accept and even welcome repression if it promises to relieve their insecurities."
Quoted by Molly Ivins, from an obituary for George Gerbner, former head of the Annenberg School for Communication

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