The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not…

“Religiosity that is hostile to sex is the product of authoritarian society.”

— Wilhelm Reich

“Societies progress by the free assertion of differing proposals, followed by criticism, followed by the genuine possibility of change in the light of criticism…The…

— Robert Carroll

In any authoritarian society, the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside, he will come after you. This is equally…

— Salman Rushdie

You really don't create an authoritarian society unless you control the personal choices including the sexual choices of the people.

— Hugh Hefner

The propensity to avoid moral considerations was producing not simply a politically illiterate and authoritarian society, but one that was increasingly saturated in violence…

— Henry Giroux

The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what…

— Salman Rushdie

“Just as in the Trump-Giuliani Ukraine conspiracy, we saw a ruthless, single-minded obsession with staying in power; a manifest lack of moral values, shame,…

— Marie Yovanovitch

Why do economists fall in love with authoritarian governments?

— Yasheng Huang

We are not and will never be an authoritarian regime.

— Ted Lieu

Even more than comparing society to a family, comparing it to a body makes an authoritarian ordering of society seem inevitable, immutable.

— Susan Sontag

“Democracy can exist only in the countries where people are brave! Coward nations always live under the authoritarian regimes!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

“If you care about other people, that's now a very dangerous idea. If you care about other people, you might try to organize to…

— Noam Chomsky

Cumulatively, American society is sliding toward a new form of 'authoritarian democracy'. Elections continue, free speech is generally protected, institutions operate in accordance with…

— Richard A. Falk

We very clearly do not want an authoritarian regime... setting standards in the world marketplace.

— John Ratcliffe

Sometimes it's easier for people who are in authority to be authoritarian, because people know where you stand.

— Meryl Streep