“To say that the emperor has no clothes is a nice anti-authoritarian gesture, but to say that everything without exception is going… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
The words we spoke and our entire punk performance aimed to express our disapproval of a specific political event: the patriarchs' support… — Nadezhda Tolokonnikova Copy Share Image
America is always a good target for a populist. In many countries, particularly authoritarian systems, if you want to get an extra… — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
I've never conspired to overthrow the government; all I did was report on the Arab Spring and suggest that something similar might… — Eskinder Nega Copy Share Image
For me, religion is serious business - a farrago of authoritarian nonsense, misogyny and humble pie, the eternal enemy of human happiness… — Katha Pollitt Copy Share Image
My acting range is incredibly limited and narrow, but I'm a good heavy. I'm a good authoritarian figure; I don't know why.… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Throughout history, people with few educational or economic resources and little bargaining power have often looked to authoritarian, ruthless people to stand… — Stephanie Coontz Copy Share Image
The authoritarian sets up some book, or man, or tradition to establish the truth. The freethinker sets up reason and private judgment… — Herbert Spencer Copy Share Image
“Most young people have rebellious, anti-authoritarian impulses. They don't like being told what, when, or how to do something. It's ironic, then,… — Glenn Beck Copy Share Image
In the end, the thing that's important about free expression is that it's the right from which all other rights are derived.… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
It is rarely remembered now that socialism in its beginnings was frankly authoritarian. It began quite openly as a reaction against the… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
The struggle of democratic secularism, religious tolerance, individual freedom and feminism against authoritarian patriarchal religion, culture and morality is going on all… — Ellen Willis Copy Share Image
“The more routine that systematised activities are, the more nearly they are of the monotonous character seen in the habits of social… — Bertrand De Jouvenel Copy Share Image
As one might expect, authoritarianism will at times cause children and students to adopt rebellious positions, defiant of any limit, discipline, or… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
The faltering of our suburban living arrangement is probably certain. The response of suburbanites is not. Will they elect maniacs who promise… — James Howard Kunstler Copy Share Image
In many cases, Obama's exercise of authoritarian power is criminal. His executive branch is responsible for violations of the Arms Export Control… — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what… — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
It is no secret that many Islamic movements in the Middle East tend to be authoritarian, and some of the so-called 'Islamic… — Mustafa Akyol Copy Share Image
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles… — Ivan Krastev Copy Share Image
We live in very volatile times. And it is super necessary that all of us resist this move toward the militarization and… — Roger Waters Copy Share Image
In recent years... forces have developed in our government over which we have no control, and these forces have an authoritarian approach… — Jim Garrison Copy Share Image
These people are often authoritarian and rigid in their views, exerting power over others in an effort to keep others from having… — David Emerald Womeldorff Copy Share Image
“the American nation today is infantile so much as adolescent—that is ambivalent in its twin desire for both authoritarian structure and the… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
The events of January 6 fit into a broader authoritarian movement across the world, which is attempting to undermine and weaken western democracies. — Colin Allred Copy Share Image
Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You… — Vicente del Bosque Copy Share Image
