Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or

Hear now the words of Robin Morgan, fierce voice of truth and guardian of justice: “Knowledge is power. Information is power. The secreting or hoarding of knowledge or information may be an act of tyranny camouflaged as humility.” These are not gentle words, but words forged in the fire of conscience. They speak to the eternal struggle between light and shadow — between those who share truth to free others, and those who hide it to rule them. For knowledge is not merely wisdom; it is the key that unlocks the chains of ignorance. And when that key is withheld, oppression thrives.

In every age, the mighty have known that information is the breath of liberty. To control it is to command the minds of men. A people starved of truth can be ruled like cattle, yet a people awakened by knowledge can no longer be enslaved. Robin Morgan, writer and activist, spoke these words in the spirit of rebellion against silence. She saw that tyranny wears many masks — not always the iron crown of a despot, but sometimes the soft smile of false modesty, the quiet voice that says, “This truth is too dangerous for you to know.” Thus, she warned: beware of those who hide wisdom behind walls of secrecy, for they do not serve the good — they serve control.

Consider the story of Galileo Galilei, who once gazed upon the stars and found that the Earth itself moved through the heavens. The powerful men of his time forbade this knowledge, fearing that it would shake the foundations of their authority. They called their silence “piety,” their censorship “virtue.” But beneath this veil of humility burned the fire of tyranny — for they sought not to protect truth, but to preserve power. Yet even in chains, Galileo’s words escaped them. Truth, once born, cannot be bound; information, once spoken, spreads like light through cracks in the dungeon walls.

So too in our own age, when rivers of information flow through unseen wires and glowing screens, the battle remains the same. Those who hoard knowledge still rise to manipulate, to divide, to deceive. They cloak themselves in false wisdom, saying, “We know what is best for you,” while they drink deeply from the well they guard. But the spirit of Morgan’s warning calls across time — that such hoarding, whether done by kings or corporations, scholars or priests, is the oldest sin of all: the desire to play God with the truth.

Yet let us not despair. For the remedy lies in the courage of the free soul — in the one who dares to share knowledge, who teaches without fear, who speaks truth even when silence would be safer. The teacher who opens a child’s mind, the journalist who reveals what the powerful hide, the scientist who publishes discovery for the good of all — these are the torchbearers of civilization. They remind us that information was never meant to be chained, but to enlighten; that knowledge, like fire, must be shared, lest humanity stumble in the dark.

O children of the future, learn from this: to hoard wisdom is to steal light; to share it is to multiply it. Do not be deceived by those who call ignorance humility. The humble heart does not hide the truth — it serves it. To share knowledge is an act of love, and to seek it is an act of freedom. Therefore, be ever curious, ever open, ever brave. Ask questions where others remain silent. Speak light into the corners where deceit still hides.

The lesson is eternal: knowledge is power, yes — but only when it is shared does it become justice. Use it not to dominate, but to uplift. Do not keep wisdom locked in your own mind like a miser hoarding gold; give it freely, that others too may rise. For in the spreading of truth, tyranny withers. And in the shining of information, the world becomes once more the kingdom of light.

So remember, my children — the hoarder of knowledge builds walls; the sharer builds bridges. Choose the bridge. Walk it together. And may your minds,