Was just watching Bill Moyers, and in a discussion about evil, he mentioned two quotes about people's fear of the truth. The first is a Turkish quote:

"The man who speaks the truth will be run out of nine villages."

The other attribution I can't recall. But the quote was:

"Tell the truth, then run."

People who speak the truth to fearful people (and Mudcat is a place where many, many people fear anonymous posters) pay a high price, always.