Reply #82: Lord Acton had some interesting observations, Paul, perhaps not unrelated

[Joe Chi Minh]

to aspects of this matter:

'And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.'

'Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.'

You don't get the impression that their 10-year plan was exactly open for discussion for most of the period, do you?