Authoritarianism Quotes

121 quotes by 29 authors

Authority is God ordained, but authoritarianism and raw power, in almost all forms, is dangerous. — James Dobson
How ever sugarcoated and ambiguous, every form of authoritarianism must start with a belief in some group's greater right to power, whether that right is… — Gloria Steinem
Good design today requires more vision (a larger point of view versus the single brilliant idea), more consistency (a deeper underlying structure of language and… — William Drenttel
If you say that you reject violence when it exceeds the limits imposed by the needs of defense, they accuse you of pacifism, without understanding… — Errico Malatesta
Confronted with the loving-sharing Consensus of subject-SUBJECT relationships all Authoritarianism must vanish. The Fairy Family Circle, co-joined in the shared vision of non-possessive love -… — Harry Hay
To demonize state authoritarianism while ignoring identical albeit contract-consecrated subservient arrangements in the large-scale corporations which control the world economy is fetishism at its worst. — Bob Black
Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in fact… — Josh Marshall
It has been well over half a century and I'm glad to say we have taken the right path from authoritarianism to democracy and this… — Chen Shui-bian
What, actually, is the difference between communism and fascism? Both are forms of statism, authoritarianism. The only difference between Stalin's communism and Mussolini's fascism is… — Leonard Read
It was with the last revolution and the coming of INGSOC (Inglish/English Socialism) that the latest High learnt how to keep their position permanently -… — George Orwell
For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian. — Ama Ata Aidoo
My personal credo as a libertarian conservative: I think all attempts to reform your fellow-citizens or tell them how to live their lives are arrogant… — John Ray
We will fight and defend my good name in the European court. We have to be strong and defend Ukraine from this authoritarianism. — Yulia Tymoshenko
As one might expect, authoritarianism will at times cause children and students to adopt rebellious positions, defiant of any limit, discipline, or authority. But it… — Paulo Freire
The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism. — Vladimir Putin
In any authoritarian society, the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside, he will come after you. This is equally true… — Salman Rushdie
liberty, which means resisting all forms of cultural authoritarianism, be it from the right wing church, black ideologues, black nationalists, or mainstream white media. We… — Cornel West
But let it not be said that we did nothing. Let not those who love the power of the welfare/warfare state label the dissenters of… — Ron Paul
Demanding domestic security in times of war invites carelessness in preserving civil liberties and the right of privacy. Frequently the people are only too anxious… — Ron Paul
If Anonymous and Lulzsec are the id of hacking, then physical hackerspaces are the heart of the higher-minded hacking ideals: freedom of information, meritocracy of… — Heather Brooke

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