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title: "17 Authoritarian Regime Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Authoritarian Regime quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Authoritarian Regime sayings and thoughts."
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> [We very clearly do not want an authoritarian regime... setting standards in the world marketplace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratcliffe/we-very-clearly-do-not-want-an-authoritarian-regime-setting-standards/)

[John Ratcliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratcliffe/)

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> [We are not and will never be an authoritarian regime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lieu/we-are-not-and-will-never-be-an-authoritarian-regime/)

[Ted Lieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lieu/)

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> [What I find very painful are all these charges that democracy is really shaken in Poland, that we have been switching into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrzej-duda/what-i-find-very-painful-are-all-these-charges-that-democracy-is/)

[Andrzej Duda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrzej-duda/)

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> [Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/potter-stewart/censorship-reflects-a-society-s-lack-of-confidence-in-itself-it-is-a/)

[Potter Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/potter-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/potter-stewart-22133_authoritarian_censorship-reflects-a-society-s-lack-of_1637637.png)

> [“Once available, the inquisitorial toolbox could be put to use by any authoritarian regime with the will and the means to unpack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-kirsch/once-available-the-inquisitorial-toolbox-could-be-put-to-use-by-any/)

[Jonathan Kirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-kirsch/)

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> [During the Cold War era, the issue was the containment of Soviet influence, and we tolerated many an authoritarian regime as long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zalmay-khalilzad/during-the-cold-war-era-the-issue-was-the-containment-of-soviet/)

[Zalmay Khalilzad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zalmay-khalilzad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/zalmay-khalilzad-26467_cold_during-the-cold-war-era-the-issue-was-th_1431843.png)

> [As every authoritarian regime knows, association can be a dangerous thing. From discussion it is only a few steps to action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-scott/as-every-authoritarian-regime-knows-association-can-be-a-dangerous/)

[Ann Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4b/ann-scott-77467_action_as-every-authoritarian-regime-knows-asso_1444705.png)

> [“if you didn’t get involved in anything controversial—politics, human rights, or anything to do with Chechnya—then you could get on with life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-browder/if-you-didn-t-get-involved-in-anything-controversial-politics-human/)

[Bill Browder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-browder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/127/bill-browder-10929_human-rights_if-you-didn-t-get-involved-in-anything-c_2190029.jpg)

> [Western companies (and governments) have deeply integrated themselves with an authoritarian regime without thinking through the consequences, and when push comes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeynep-tufekci/western-companies-and-governments-have-deeply-integrated-themselves/)

[Zeynep Tufekci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeynep-tufekci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f3/zeynep-tufekci-5405_authoritarian_western-companies-and-governments-have-d_3096170.jpg)

> [A part of society in our countries would still prefer an authoritarian regime today. These are people with the mentality of Homo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-michnik/a-part-of-society-in-our-countries-would-still-prefer-an/)

[Adam Michnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-michnik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d21/adam-michnik-18668_authoritarian_a-part-of-society-in-our-countries-would_510426.png)

> [We live in very volatile times. And it is super necessary that all of us resist this move toward the militarization and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-waters/we-live-in-very-volatile-times-and-it-is-super-necessary-that-all-of/)

[Roger Waters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-waters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/roger-waters-8636_authoritarian_we-live-in-very-volatile-times-and-it-is_2444690.png)

> [What we are seeing in Turkey is a non-uniformed authoritarian regime led by a politician, Tayyip Erdogan, who has allowed power to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ali/what-we-are-seeing-in-turkey-is-a-non-uniformed-authoritarian-regime/)

[Tariq Ali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/tariq-ali-2958_country_what-we-are-seeing-in-turkey-is-a-non-un_2350416.jpg)

> [In the end, the thing that's important about free expression is that it's the right from which all other rights are derived.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/in-the-end-the-thing-that-s-important-about-free-expression-is-that/)

[Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/salman-rushdie-153_authoritarian_in-the-end-the-thing-that-s-important-ab_2542879.jpg)

> [Some believe that the only way to remove the authoritarian regime and replace it with a democratic one is through violent means.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aung-san-suu-kyi/some-believe-that-the-only-way-to-remove-the-authoritarian-regime-and/)

[Aung San Suu Kyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aung-san-suu-kyi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e0/aung-san-suu-kyi-922_believe_some-believe-that-the-only-way-to-remove_2387175.jpg)

> [Obviously, Turkey is not a typical authoritarian regime, and obviously it's very important that there are free elections. But it's also obvious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elif-safak/obviously-turkey-is-not-a-typical-authoritarian-regime-and-obviously/)

[Elif Safak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elif-safak/)

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> [When an authoritarian regime starts taking down feeds and blocking websites just because we expose the truth... that's an attack on freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-zucker/when-an-authoritarian-regime-starts-taking-down-feeds-and-blocking/)

[Jeff Zucker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-zucker/)

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> [“All of us sit here at this conference and feel secure in our belief that we live in an era beyond this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margret-atwood/all-of-us-sit-here-at-this-conference-and-feel-secure-in-our-belief/)

[Margret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margret-atwood/)

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                        "text": "Obviously, Turkey is not a typical authoritarian regime, and obviously it's very important that there are free elections. But it's also obvious that this is not a liberal, mature democracy. This is why I call Turkey a wobbly democracy. At any time, it can tip over and fall down.",
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                        "text": "“All of us sit here at this conference and feel secure in our belief that we live in an era beyond this kind of…authoritarian regime change; but what sort of political climate do you think could potentially break apart our current stasis and deliver us back in time, so to speak? Thank you, I am gratified there has been so much interest in our little project. Gilead Studies languished for many years, I suppose those who had lived through those times did not want them resurrected for various reasons including what might have been done to them and what they themselves might have done. But at this distance, we can allow ourselves some perspective. It’s fortunate that is the last question as my voice is giving out. As to your question, in times of peace and plenty, it is hard to remember the conditions that have led to authoritarian regime changes in the past. And it is even harder to suppose that we ourselves would ever make such choices or allow them to be made. But when there is a perfect storm and collapse of the established order is in the works precipitated by environmental stresses that lead to food shortages, economic factors such as unrest due to unemployment, a social structure that is top heavy with too much wealth being concentrated among too few, then scapegoats are sought and blamed, fear is rampant, and there is pressure to trade what we think of as liberty for what we think of as safety. And, when the birth rate of any society is low enough to create an aging shrinking population, then commercial and military authorities will become alarmed. Their customer base and their recruitment base will be in jeopardy and there will be extreme pressure on women of childbearing age to make up the population deficit, thus our handmaid and her tale.”",
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