“The lesson we are indebted to Egypt for, our future generations learned that in the face of oppression silence is never golden.” — Aysha Taryam Copy Share Image
Dictators can always consolidate their tyranny by an appeal to patriotism. — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Most of the nations around the world are led by tyrants and dictators and thugs who are leading their countries for one… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
So benevolent, enlightened, wise dictators are the most efficient form of government. The problem is what comes afterwards, right? — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
In any case, it's the cowardice of people like you who give dictators the chance to install themselves! — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
Dictating to dictators doesn't work; they are congenitally delusional about their own indispensability. — Joe Klein Copy Share Image
When demagogues and dictators ban art, this is the reason: art is the great solvent of obedient fundamentalism. — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
“Diplomats and politicians, blowing with the wind. No substance, no beliefs, no real friendships.” — Andrew Crofts Copy Share Image
We have to recognize that there is a strong, fresh wind blowing, powered by these new information technologies. It will be increasingly… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
The total eclipses of the sun are very special and have been associated with wars, famines, floods, unprecedented climate changes and the… — Walter Mercado Copy Share Image
The best feeling in the world is performing in front of a live audience who like what you're doing. I can understand… — Steve Coogan Copy Share Image
When Mubarak does die, he will be remembered as the most bland of those military men turned dictators: compare him with Gamal… — Mona Eltahawy Copy Share Image
The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people.… — Charlie Chaplin Copy Share Image
“This is how religions shore up dictators; by encircling them with words of power, words which the people are reluctant to see… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
The price of toppling Gadhafi will be steep. But Libyans will topple him, and in doing so, they will bring down with… — Mona Eltahawy Copy Share Image
There are, of course, all sorts of other unpleasant regimes outside the walls as well - the military dictators of Latin America… — Barbara Amiel Copy Share Image
“In their propaganda today’s dictators rely for the most part on repetition, suppression and rationalization—the repetition of catchwords which they wish to… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Dictators during the entire history of this planet have used similar techniques. By not letting the people of their country know what… — Samuel R. Delany Copy Share Image
“I suppose...my experience with organized faith of any stripe is somewhat stilted," Baisyl admitted. 'As far as my eyes have seen, it's… — Anihyr Moonstar Copy Share Image
“First impressions are like South American dictators: overly powerful and unreliable.” — A.J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
Mubarak was adept, as were many other U.S.-backed dictators, at playing the sane middle to the 'lunatics with beards' he so often… — Mona Eltahawy Copy Share Image
Fact check: The examples of failed socialism that critics use are not socialist democracies but authoritarian states led by corrupt, ruthless, and… — Jaboukie Young-White Copy Share Image
Muslims and Christians can work together to depose dictators and assert the power of the people. We've seen it happen on the… — Miroslav Volf Copy Share Image
In your dread of dictators you established a state of society in which every ward boss is a dictator, every private employer… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Dictators have an old trick to assess the strength of their opposition: they say something patently untrue, and then look to see… — Barry Gardiner Copy Share Image
For decades, I have watched neoconservatives paint those who oppose their interventionism as appeasers of dictators standing in solidarity with socialists, soft… — Ro Khanna Copy Share Image
When I was at university in the Fifties, Latin America was full of dictators. Trujillo was the emblematic figure because, of course,… — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
Like every country, North Korea has some very smart people. They could be contributing a lot more to science and other areas,… — Lee Hyeon-seo Copy Share Image
Like most dictators, Col Gaddafi detests the metropolis. His vision of Libya is a kind of Bedouin romantic medievalism, suspicious of universities,… — Hisham Matar Copy Share Image
'The End of America' details the 10 steps that would-be dictators always take in seeking to close an open society; it argued… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
Our actions to overthrow secular dictators in Iraq and Libya, and attempts now to do the same in Syria, have resulted in… — Tulsi Gabbard Copy Share Image
Dictators are ludicrous characters, and, you know, in my career and in my life, I've always enjoyed sort of inhabiting these ludicrous,… — Sacha Baron Cohen Copy Share Image
“I’ve never understood in my life why all these dictators, when they stole, why didn’t they just steal a billion and spend… — Chrystia Freeland Copy Share Image
