I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I…

It is ironic that a nation that has never experienced a coup d'etat should be so obsessed with the idea of conspiracy.

— Gore Vidal

A global financial cabal engineered a fraudulent housing and debt bubble [2008], illegally shifted vast amounts of capital out of the US; and used…

— Catherine Austin Fitts

I believe that the American people should defend themselves if any attempt is made to take over the government by coup d'etat, whether by…

— Murray Bookchin

In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is…

— Ahmed Ben Bella

What happened in Russia in 1917 wasn't a revolution - it was a coup d'etat.

— Margaret Thatcher

If we remain fearful, then we will be further stripped of power as we barrel towards this neofeudalistic state where there is a world…

— Chris Hedges

Not long ago, if you wanted to seize political power in a country you had merely to control the army and the police. Today…

— Umberto Eco

What happened in Ukraine? The coup d'état in Ukraine has led to a civil war, because, yes, let's say, many Ukrainians no longer trusted…

— Vladimir Putin

In a mature democracy any proposed policy should be subjected to a close analysis of its likely benefits and costs.

— Dominic Grieve

The unanimously applauded, self-congratulatory bromides of a Soviet Party Congress seemed contemptible. The unanimity of the sanctimonious, reality-concealing rhetoric spouted by American officials and…

— Susan Sontag

“In a mature democracy, the winner simply cannot take it all.”

— Nick Clegg

Look, there is parliamentary democracy in most European countries, there is parliamentary democracy in Japan, there is parliamentary democracy in many countries, but in…

— Vladimir Putin

I have the deepest, deepest respect for these guys who are actually fighting for democracy in countries far away.

— Pilou Asbaek

Exporting this Western model of democracy in countries that don't want it or are not ready creates disasters.

— Matteo Salvini

Americans are quite skeptical about the goal of promoting democracy. People feel it's a desirable goal, but, from a commonsense point of view, both…

— Daniel Yankelovich