Accepting Quote by Jeane Kirkpatrick

“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

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

There is an authoritarian strain in all of Leftism-- because the bigger the government, the more it controls other peoples' lives

— Dennis Prager

The Left is totalitarian in its nature

— Dennis Prager

Those who abhors democracy would rarely immigrate to an authoritarian state if they have to.

— Joe Chung

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Totalitarian regimes produce a culture and a moral code that is totally different from what happens in a democracy. There are two moral categories…

— Luljeta Lleshanaku

Contrary to popular opinion, even totalitarian dictatorships are dependent on the population and the societies they rule.

— Gene Sharp

The surest and most insidious enemy of freedom is not dictatorship, but complacency.

— Natalie Angier

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

Authoritarianism is not pretending anymore to be a real alternative to democracy, but we can see many more authoritarian practices and styles basically being…

— Ivan Krastev

To be corrupted by totalitarianism, one does not have to live in a totalitarian country.

— George Orwell