Authoritarian Quotes

127 Authoritarian quotes by 102 unique authors

Commander, I always used to consider that you had a definite anti-authoritarian streak in you.â€ â€œSir?â€ â€œIt seems that you have managed to retain this… — Terry Pratchett
Modern equalitarian societies whether democratic or authoritarian in their political forms, always base themselves on the claim that they are making life happier. Happiness thus… — Robert Warshow
It is true that authoritarian governments increasingly see the Internet as a threat in part because they see the U.S. government behind the Internet. — Evgeny Morozov
Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles basically being smuggled… — Ivan Krastev
The crisis of democracy in the West is not the result of falling in love with another system. In Europe and America people who are… — Ivan Krastev
Certainly businesses the world over are facing greater competitive pressure than ever before, and this leads to executive stress which, in turn, tends to bring… — Srikumar Rao
America is always a good target for a populist. In many countries, particularly authoritarian systems, if you want to get an extra bonus, you bash… — Mohamed ElBaradei
The definition of an extreme authoritarian is one who is willing blindly to assume that government accusations are true without any evidence presented or opportunity… — Glenn Greenwald
University of California students can look forward to the same authoritarian management style Secretary Napolitano brought to the Department of Homeland Security, hardly a bastion… — Unknown Author
I was essentially trained by World War II vets who combined a progressive view of life with a deep distrust of anything authoritarian. — Sander Levin
The stability and security of authoritarian regimes cannot create but terrorism and violence and destruction. Let us accept the choice of the people. Let us… — Wadah Khanfar
Several authoritarian regimes reportedly propose to ban anonymity from the web, making it easier to find and arrest dissidents. At Google, we see and feel… — Vint Cerf
China is building a model for how an authoritarian government can survive the Internet. — Rebecca MacKinnon
Authoritarian systems evolve. Authoritarianism in the Internet Age is not your old Cold War authoritarianism. — Rebecca MacKinnon
No authoritarian leader cedes power easily or turns it over to bodies he cannot control. — Stephen Kinzer
Once people sense their own power, no authoritarian government can stand against the people who are determined to be free. — Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
I think the Chinese model is one that appeals more and more in the developing world. People see that an authoritarian state can hold onto… — Richard Engel
The struggle of democratic secularism, religious tolerance, individual freedom and feminism against authoritarian patriarchal religion, culture and morality is going on all over the world… — Ellen Willis
Universities are some of the few places left where a struggle for the commons, for public life, if not democracy itself, can be made visible… — Henry Giroux
The faltering of our suburban living arrangement is probably certain. The response of suburbanites is not. Will they elect maniacs who promise to make America… — James Howard Kunstler

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