Repressive Quotes

59 quotes by 56 authors

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people. — Aung San Suu Kyi
I'm really happy I went to a Catholic school because a lot of the repressive tactics they use make for great senses of humor. — Denis Leary
It's a repressive society where you can't be horrible, I'm not horrible, they made me horrible, I'm just honest. — John Lydon
I write as someone who has no more time for repressive Islam than he does for repressive Christianity or Judaism, but at least look at… — Will Self
The hope of Internet anarchists was that repressive governments would have only two options: accept the Internet with its limitless possibilities of spreading information, or… — Peter Singer
The autocracies of the Arab world have been as economically destructive as they've been politically repressive. — James Surowiecki
There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justice. — Simone Weil
Children, be curious. Nothing is worse (I know it) than when curiosity stops. Nothing is more repressive than the repression of curiosity. Curiosity begets love.… — Graham Swift
A crowded society is a restrictive society; an overcrowded society becomes an authoritarian, repressive and murderous society. — Edward Abbey
The federal government needs to get off the backs of small businesses and let the private sector grow and create jobs instead of harnessing it… — Matt Salmon
The raids on Freedom House, the National Democratic Institute and International Republican Institute, the Adenauer Foundation, and other groups helping Egyptians move toward respect for… — Elliott Abrams
My parents, fleeing a repressive regime in the Dominican Republic, were embraced by this country and taught us to love it in return. After my… — Thomas Perez
Congress, it turns out, is filled with Republicans and Democrats eager to act as enablers for the most repressive forces in Iran. — Stephen Kinzer
One repressive state after another has had to face the dilemma of wanting abundant Internet for economic advancement, while ruing the ways in which its… — Jonathan Zittrain
I just think that unless you have that cohesiveness in the family unit, the male character tends to become very dominant, repressive and insensitive. So… — Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits… — Eric Idle
'Once a Government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of the Opposition, it has only one way to go. And that way… — Andrew Guzaldo
The more there are riots, the more repressive action will take place, and the more we face the danger of a right-wing takeover and eventually… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Democracy or military rule, Right from the repressive policies of the ruling class, then grabbing power from the device remains in — Mak_786

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