The 20th century shows that the form of government that we take for granted, a constitutional democratic republic with checks and balances… — Timothy D. Snyder Checks and balances Copy Share Image
The minor choices we make are themselves a kind of vote. Our words and gestures, or their absence, count very much. — Timothy D. Snyder Absence Copy Share Image
Republics, like other forms of government, exist in history and can rise and fall. — Timothy D. Snyder Democracy Copy Share Image
Brittle masculinity, in the right setting, becomes political atrocity. Strength brings problems; weakness brings others, but weakness posing as strength is the… — Timothy D. Snyder Dangerous Copy Share Image
For the Russians, the displacement of the Holocaust is calculated and cynical. It's not emotional; they don't care about the Holocaust one… — Timothy D. Snyder Cynical Copy Share Image
I worry about global anti-Semitism - not just as a bad idea that originates from bad people, but also as something that… — Timothy D. Snyder Anti semitism Copy Share Image
It is unclear how much money Trump has, but it is not enough to matter in Russia. If he keeps up his… — Timothy D. Snyder Media Copy Share Image
Fascism says what you and I experience as facts or what reporters experience as facts are irrelevant. All that matters are impressions… — Timothy D. Snyder Emotions Copy Share Image
Trump's Twitter flood of late-night mendacity is an unhindered celebration of fragile manhood, a ceaseless summons to the millions for affirmation, a… — Timothy D. Snyder Flood Copy Share Image
Democracy only has substance if there's the rule of law. That is, if people believe that the votes are going to be… — Timothy D. Snyder Believe Copy Share Image
The aspiring tyrants of today have not forgotten the lesson of 1933: that acts of terror - real or fake, provoked or… — Timothy D. Snyder Death Copy Share Image
Americans do not want to think that there is an alternative to what we have. Therefore, as soon as you say 'fascism'… — Timothy D. Snyder American Copy Share Image
People in the West tend to identify with western victims. So even when they think about the Holocaust, they really think about… — Timothy D. Snyder Holocaust Copy Share Image
Americans are no wiser than the Europeans who saw democracy yield to fascism, Nazism, or communism. Our one advantage is that we… — Timothy D. Snyder Communism Copy Share Image
It's easy for us to congratulate ourselves on our own moral superiority when compared to the 1930s, but I'm not sure that… — Timothy D. Snyder Easy Copy Share Image
If it turns out that there are emotions and values that are more numerous and more vibrant than indifference and hatred, things… — Timothy D. Snyder Emotions Copy Share Image
Modern tyrants are terror managers. Do not allow your shock to be turned against your freedom. — Timothy D. Snyder Freedom Copy Share Image
When a terrorist attack comes, you will not necessarily know who did it. What you can know is that certain kinds of… — Timothy D. Snyder Attack Copy Share Image
If you want to avoid criticism, then you shouldn't be a historian, because historians are trying to understand and explain. If you're… — Timothy D. Snyder Business Copy Share Image
Get the screens out of your room and surround yourself with books. — Timothy D. Snyder Books Copy Share Image
Interestingly, a number of the people I know - probably you do, too - who predicted that Trump would win were precisely… — Timothy D. Snyder People Copy Share Image
If we don't have access to facts, we can't trust each other. Without trust, there's no law. Without law, there's no democracy. — Timothy D. Snyder Access Copy Share Image
The Constitution is worth saving, the rule of law is worth saving, democracy is worth saving, but these things can and will… — Timothy D. Snyder Constitution Copy Share Image
Think up your own way of speaking. When we repeat the same words and phrases that appear in the daily media, we… — Timothy D. Snyder Absence Copy Share Image
It is not hard to see why Trump might choose Putin as his fantasy friend. Putin is the real-world version of the… — Timothy D. Snyder Fantasy Copy Share Image
