"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
The Politics of Fear
"Yesterday, the director of national intelligence released a report with the politically helpful title of 'The Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland,' and Fran Townsend, the president's homeland security adviser, held a news conference to trumpet its findings. The message, as always: Be very afraid. And don't question the president." (NY Times link)
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