Secrecy

"In freer nations, there are very few secrets that are kept from the people to limit speculation and to establish unity around wisdom and shared concern for security and for well-being. It is an entirely different emphasis than is exerted in states that are not free."

"Ultimately, the most powerful races in the universe are entirely hidden. And if they have any trade at all, it is maintained with the greatest secrecy and usually carried out by other nations that support them, that act as proxies for them."