Democracy is essentially anti-authoritarian--that is, it not only demands the right but imposes the responsibility of thinking for ourselves. — John Dryden Copy Share Image
Vladimir Putin is creating an axis of authoritarian regimes that he will lead. — Malcolm Nance Copy Share Image
I'm more authoritarian with the orchestras than I used to be. You need to hold your ground, I've noticed, or you'll be… — Laurence Equilbey Copy Share Image
“The working class had imposed upon them a sterile and authoritarian educational system which mirrored the ethos of the corporate workplace.” — Anthony M. Platt Copy Share Image
In every country today, there is politics. It may be authoritarian politics, but there is politics. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
This country is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It's based on capital punishment. — Kate Millett Copy Share Image
I'm actually a miserable, authoritarian guy at home... no really, I'm strict. — Sean Lock Copy Share Image
“To make no decision in regard to the growth of authoritarian government is already a decision for it.” — Francis August Schaeffer Copy Share Image
“AUTHORITARIAN REGIMES USUALLY include a special riot police force whose task is to disperse citizens who seek to protest, and a secret… — Timothy Snyder Copy Share Image
Although I am an anarch, I am not anti-authoritarian. Quite the opposite: I need authority, although I do not believe in it.… — Ernst Junger Copy Share Image
Trump's hate-filled rhetoric, blatant chauvinism, mean bullying, and open admiration of authoritarian rulers are more than just hints of what's to come… — Max Joseph Copy Share Image
In fact, despite the fact that he's somehow managed to brand himself as a moderate choice, Michael Bloomberg's record is actually that… — Kat Timpf Copy Share Image
If the Socialism is Authoritarian; if there are Governments armed with economic power as they are now with political power; if, in… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Trump's authoritarian instincts - his refusal to accept or even learn the rules of the constitutional system - are a huge part… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
The definition of an extreme authoritarian is one who is willing blindly to assume that government accusations are true without any evidence… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
You in the West have been sold the idea that the only options in the Arab world are between authoritarian regimes and… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
And to me, that is the greatest danger, that people start questioning basic facts and start not understanding the importance of democratic… — Ted Lieu Copy Share Image
There is no time and space limitation for public accountability on the Internet. Creative commonality is standard and does not resemble the… — Eduardo Paes Copy Share Image
In any authoritarian society, the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside, he will come after you. This… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the act whereby one part of the population imposes its… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
“Socialism is not really an option in the material world. There can be no collective ownership of anything materially scarce. One or… — Jeffrey Tucker Copy Share Image
Americans like to talk about (or be told about) Democracy but, when put to the test, usually find it to be an… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
“The real and, to me, inexcusable danger in Dianetics lies in its conception of the amoral, detached, 100 per cent efficient mechanical… — Janet Reitman Copy Share Image
“Slackless organizations tend to be authoritarian. When efficiency is the principal goal, decision making can't be distributed. It has to be in… — Tom DeMarco Copy Share Image
We say less things about Australians than Australians say about us, calling me a dictator, authoritarian government. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Even more than comparing society to a family, comparing it to a body makes an authoritarian ordering of society seem inevitable, immutable. — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
We very clearly do not want an authoritarian regime... setting standards in the world marketplace. — John Ratcliffe Copy Share Image
“The desire to be on sure ground is the relict of an authoritarian frame of mind.” — Ernst Tugendhat Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's easier for people who are in authority to be authoritarian, because people know where you stand. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
There is an authoritarian strain in all of Leftism-- because the bigger the government, the more it controls other peoples' lives — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
Censorship reflects a society's lack of confidence in itself. It is a hallmark of an authoritarian regime. — Potter Stewart Copy Share Image
I'm a good authoritarian figure; I don't know why. 'Can you be a cop?' Sure. 'Can you be a Marine?' Absolutely. Well,… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
What royal families are very good at doing is surviving and reinventing themselves. That's true whether it's a constitutional monarchy in Britain… — Robert Lacey Copy Share Image
My authoritarian and quick manner of making decisions led me to have serious problems and to be accused of being ultraconservative. I… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
I think the Chinese model is one that appeals more and more in the developing world. People see that an authoritarian state… — Richard Engel Copy Share Image
I would describe fundamentalism as, first of all, a movement led almost invariably by authoritarian males who consider themselves to be superior… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
My position and the state will never allow me to become a dictator, but an authoritarian style of rule is characteristic of… — Alexander Lukashenko Copy Share Image
“Many people prefer to treat themselves as objects, and they are relieved by an opportunity to deliver themselves into the hands of… — Herbert Spiegel Copy Share Image
When we talk about authoritarianism, we conjure up out-of-date visions from the 1930s. But we are no more likely to do authoritarian… — David Frum Copy Share Image
Hong Kong has always been a symbol of the vibrant and free exchange of cultures, commerce and ideas. This reputation is threatened,… — Joshua Wong Copy Share Image
