Intolerance of ambiguity is the mark of an authoritarian personality. — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
My anti-authoritarian instincts let me directly to criminal defense work. — Lynne Stewart Copy Share Image
“No voice is so loud that it can demand that I listen to it.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
Social media now make it easier to organize protest movements, even - or perhaps especially - in authoritarian regimes. — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
Let me clarify this very definitely. This is not an authoritarian organization. — L. Ron Hubbard Copy Share Image
Authoritarian blindness is a perennial problem, especially in large countries like China with centralized, top-down administration. — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
The thread of culture that runs through the entire history of punk is also a dedication to challenging the authoritarian. — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
“Religiosity that is hostile to sex is the product of authoritarian society.” — Wilhelm Reich Copy Share Image
“This should remind us that violence is first of all authoritarian. It begins with this premise: I have the right to control… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian ruling style is characteristic of me. — Alexander Lukashenko Copy Share Image
An authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of me, and I have always admitted it. — Alexander Lukashenko Copy Share Image
Why should workers agree to be slaves in a basically authoritarian structure? They should have control over it themselves. Why shouldn't communities… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
In authoritarian societies, cultural institutions tend to become ideological proxies - think of the National Ballet in Cuba or the East German… — Jacob Weisberg Copy Share Image
Several authoritarian regimes reportedly propose to ban anonymity from the web, making it easier to find and arrest dissidents. At Google, we… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
Obviously, Turkey is not a typical authoritarian regime, and obviously it's very important that there are free elections. But it's also obvious… — Elif Safak Copy Share Image
When an authoritarian regime starts taking down feeds and blocking websites just because we expose the truth... that's an attack on freedom… — Jeff Zucker Copy Share Image
We know China is working across the U.N. system to drive an authoritarian agenda that stands in opposition to the founding values… — Linda Thomas-Greenfield Copy Share Image
Vladimir Putin has to create foreign enemies, and he also has to justify... he has to claim... he can't acknowledge that there's… — Bill Browder Copy Share Image
Too many countries of the former Soviet bloc remain under the control of authoritarian leaders, including some, like the Russian president, Vladimir… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
Twilight of the Elites main thesis has been borne out far past what I could ever have imagined. The major idea was… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
You don't get the fox to be in charge of the chicken coop. You don't give the outgoing regime - which has… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
Private property creates for the individual a sphere in which he is free of the state. It sets limits to the operation… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“authoritarian regimes currently experiencing some growth are likely to reach the limits of extractive growth before they transform their political institutions in… — Daron Acemoğlu Copy Share Image
We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
It's very important to understand that 21st century authoritarian rule does not look like 20th century authoritarian rule. You're not going to… — David Frum Copy Share Image
The state does not belong in bedrooms. So I'm not authoritarian. I don't say: 'You shouldn't do this, you must do that.'… — Ann Widdecombe Copy Share Image
Certainly businesses the world over are facing greater competitive pressure than ever before, and this leads to executive stress which, in turn,… — Srikumar Rao Copy Share Image
“The Constitution, the National Assembly, the dynastic parties, the blue and the red republicans, the heroes of Africa, the thunder from the… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
“Right-Wing Authoritarian—Followers: • men and women • submissive to authority* • aggressive on behalf of authority* • conventional* • highly religious •… — John W. Dean Copy Share Image
“Several psychologists (L. Armstrong, 1994; Enns, McNeilly, Corkery, & Gilbert, 1995; Herman, 1992; McFarlane & van der Kolk, 1996; Pope & Brown,… — Rachel E. Goldsmith Copy Share Image
“The authoritarian system we live under is set to benefit a tiny minority — an all-powerful elite gets obscenely rich, while billions… — Alan Grant Copy Share Image
“Individualism may be the greatest boon to authoritarianism since the whip, and has helped prolong it well beyond its natural lifespan. Its… — Philip Slater Copy Share Image
One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity. — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Obama is a statist. He's an authoritarian. He doesn't want to govern; he wants to rule. — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
As every authoritarian regime knows, association can be a dangerous thing. From discussion it is only a few steps to action. — Ann Scott Copy Share Image