Alternative Quote by Ivan Krastev

When we talk about authoritarianism, we conjure up out-of-date visions from the 1930s. But we are no more likely to do authoritarian government the…

— David Frum

Authoritarianism doesn't fall on a nation like a book falling from a shelf and striking you in the head. It rolls in like a…

— Joy Reid

“Social conservatism and neoconservatism have revived authoritarian conservatism, and not for the better of conservatism or American democracy. True conservatism is cautious and prudent.…

— John W. Dean

Authoritarians tend to consolidate support by using fear, but more importantly by driving a wedge among the people that they want to control.

— Reza Aslan

Authoritarian systems evolve. Authoritarianism in the Internet Age is not your old Cold War authoritarianism.

— Rebecca MacKinnon

History has shown that the masses have been quite receptive to the promises of authoritarians which are rarely if ever fulfilled,

— Ron Paul

I've studied authoritarianism for a very long time - for 40 years - and they're started by people's attempts to control the ideological and…

— Jordan Peterson

A revolution is certainly the most authoritarian thing there is; it is the act whereby one part of the population imposes its will upon…

— Friedrich Engels

A part of society in our countries would still prefer an authoritarian regime today. These are people with the mentality of Homo sovieticus. But…

— Adam Michnik

And so I have studied, I have to tell you, revolutions and uprisings for a long time. They are all slightly different, but what…

— Madeleine Albright

Democracy acknowledges the right to differ as well as the duty to settle differences peacefully. Authoritarian governments see criticism of their actions and doctrines…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Cumulatively, American society is sliding toward a new form of 'authoritarian democracy'. Elections continue, free speech is generally protected, institutions operate in accordance with…

— Richard A. Falk