<p><pre><code>  The government initially claimed that using Clipper would be
  voluntary, that no one would be forced to use it instead of
  other types of cryptography. But the public reaction against
  the Clipper chip was strong, stronger than the government
  anticipated. The computer industry monolithically proclaimed
  its opposition to using Clipper. FBI director Louis Freeh
  responded to a question in a press conference in 1994 by saying
  that if Clipper failed to gain public support, and FBI wiretaps
  were shut out by non-government-controlled cryptography, his
  office would have no choice but to seek legislative
  relief. Later, in the aftermath of the Oklahoma City tragedy,
  Mr. Freeh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that
  public availability of strong cryptography must be curtailed by
  the government (although no one had suggested that cryptography
  was used by the bombers).
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Sounds a bit like some of the conversations going on again, today. The last sentence in particular.