Answer:
The true strength of rulers and empires lies not in armies or emotions, but in the belief of men that they are inflexibly open and truthful and legal. As soon as a government departs from that standard, it ceases to be anything more than “the gang in possession,” and its days are numbered
Explanation:
he uses H.G. Wells words to explain when a goverment lies to its people it is nearing an end. http://www.archipelago.org/vol10-12/gravel.htm
