Let them hate, so long as they fear.

Think back to middle school.  About 7th or 8th grade.  Imagine all the kids in your grade.  There's always that one person that is always gossiped about, but everyone still wishes she'd like them.  She(or he) has confidence, even though they are talked about.  This quote is talking about them.

Let them hate, so long as they fear.  This quote means that the person is okay with people saying things about them, as long as they are afraid enough of them not to say things to their face and they still care whether or not that person likes them.  I disagree because I'd rather people actually like me, than them pretend to like me, then say things about me behind my back.  

This quote reminds me of Massie Block from The Clique.  She is okay with people "hating" her as long as she is the unquestioned and uncontested queen bee.  She has a lot of friends that want her to like them, but they still say things about her when she isn't there.  Massie also cares less about what the other students say about her because she knows that they'd all do anything for her to like them.  Even thought they hate her, they fear her and want to be like her.

This quote says that the author has self confidence, but still wants  to be in power.  This quote says that you should be proud of who you are, but you shouldn't let people walk all over you.  People can learn from this quote because it says that you have enough character, to not mind what people are saying about you.