" think Mother Miller was right. Doktor Eschbach is an honest man, but, since there are so few left in our world, many people are afraid of his honesty. Yet killing him would create an uproar, perhaps bring to light the very things people want to hide. So whenever someone learns too much from the doktor’s honesty … they die. "

― L.E. Modesitt Jr. , Ghosts of Columbia (Ghost, #1-2)