V for Vendetta

"The People Should Not Be Afraid of the Government, the Government Should Be Afraid of the People"

-V-

Is this quote still applicable to all the countries in this world? As we all understand that is the people that choose which government to govern the country. But, now days is the government that tell you which government you can choose to govern the country. Since both side has the power to determine each other's position, who should we afraid of and what the government is afraid of?