From: Borut.B.Lavrencic@ijs.si
Subject: Re: Wiretapping reality today
Reply-To: Borut.B.Lavrencic@ijs.si
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Organization: J. Stefan Institute, Lj, Slovenia
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In article <01050810.vuumdq@mbeckman.mbeckman.com>, 
mbeckman@mbeckman.mbeckman.com (Mel Beckman) writes:
> 
> Unfortunately, Hoover thought himself above the constitution, whatever he
> considered the limits others should obey. He ruthlessly invaded the privacy
> of many private and public citizens. 
> 
>   -mel

In 1967, when I was a grad student at UW in Seattle I had a chance to 
read Hoover's book "Masters of Deceit", and I quote a sentence (from 
memory):

"and beware my fellow Americans, a communist may look just as an 
ordinary person..."

I went to the mirror and it was true.

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