Populace Quote by Frank Herbert

“We know the major conditions wherein this large populace may turn upon its keepers - One: When they find a leader. This is the…

— Frank Herbert

As long as the general population is passive, apathetic, diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, then the powerful can do as they…

— Noam Chomsky

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading…

— Nelson Mandela

Tyrants preserve themselves by sowing fear and mistrust among the citizens by means of spies, by distracting them with foreign wars, by eliminating men…

— Aristotle

Strong leaders are harassed, imprisoned or assassinated, which are great deterrents if you want to silence a firebrand and suppress a revolt.

— Gary Yourofsky

“Governments strong enough to protect individuals against the violence of their fellows make possible the evolution of an increasingly complex order of spontaneous and…

— Friedrich A. Hayek

“Having no coercive power, leaders are simply those who are followed—individuals who have earned the respect of their companions. Such “leaders” do not—cannot—demand anyone’s…

— Christopher Ryan

When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always…

— Plato

“the fact that every people feel itself threatened by the others gives the state it's definite unifying powers; it depends upon the instinct of…

— Martin Buber

“If leaders exploit public fears to herd people in directions they might not otherwise choose, then fear itself can quickly become a self-perpetuating and…

— Al Gore

“Arbitrary government operating by force, by terror, must destroy the best, the boldest dissenters in sheer self-defence; soon it finds itself destroying all who,…

— Edward Crankshaw

“To the extent that the threats against which a given government protects its citizens are imaginary or are consequences of its own activities, the…

— Charles Tilly