# Quote — Robert Silverberg, Those Who Watch

> If the Government was going to all this trouble to keep people calm, then there had to be something big to worry about. That much was axiomatic.

- Author: [Robert Silverberg](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-silverberg.md)
- Book: [Those Who Watch](https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-silverberg/those-who-watch.md)
- Page: 29
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/robert-silverberg/those-who-watch/if-the-government

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