Democracy Quote by Friedrich August von Hayek

Personally I prefer a liberal dictator to democratic government lacking liberalism.

— Friedrich August von Hayek

As long term institutions, I am totally against dictatorships. But a dictatorship may be a necessary system for a transitional period. [...] Personally I…

— Anonymous

Any dictatorship would be better than modern democracy. There cannot be so incompetent a dictator, that he would show more stupidity than a majority…

— Pentti Linkola

Sometimes it's better to have a benign dictator than a dumb democracy, to be honest.

— Serj Tankian

Yes, a dictator can be loved. Provided that the masses fear him at the same time. The crowd love strong men. The crowd is…

— Benito Mussolini

Aspiring dictators sometimes win elections, and elected leaders sometimes govern badly and threaten their neighbors.History demonstrates that democracy usually follows good governance, not the…

— Rudy Giuliani

I don't really understand what a dictator is, but on the other hand I sometimes, in a nice way, envy myself," he said. "I…

— Alexander Lukashenko

Dictators are interesting, no?

— Martin Parr

How many liberators really want to be dictators?

— Dead Kennedys

Nobody ever recommended a dictatorship aiming at ends other than those he himself approved. He who advocates dictatorship always advocates the unrestricted rule of…

— Ludwig von Mises

The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you…

— Charles Bukowski

“So the problem with any dictatorship,” I said, following Simone’s argument, “is never really the dictator himself but the people who agree with him.”…

— Camille Bordas