Century Quote by John Shattuck

The casualties in the Civil War amount to more than all other wars - all other American wars combined. More people died in that…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates

Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in…

— Josh Marshall

“Included in the Totalitarian/Killed by Own Government cell are the 10 to 12 million human beings killed by the German National Socialists in the…

— Stephen R.C. Hicks

“Even if you hadn't entirely deposed (and possibly killed) not one but two governments and destabilized all sorts of political regions you couldn't even…

— Catherynne M. Valente

“authoritarian regimes currently experiencing some growth are likely to reach the limits of extractive growth before they transform their political institutions in a more…

— Daron Acemoğlu

The stability and security of authoritarian regimes cannot create but terrorism and violence and destruction. Let us accept the choice of the people. Let…

— Wadah Khanfar

For all their faults, right-wing authoritarian regimes more easily accept democratic reforms than left-wing totalitarian states.

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

But the true threats to stability and peace are these nations that are not very transparent, that hide behind the-that don't let people in…

— George W. Bush

“China, almost uniquely among modern authoritarian regimes, has achieved three successive transfers of power from one living leader to another unrelated one. (Only Vietnam…

— Arthur R. Kroeber

One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity. If you can make them…

— Salman Rushdie

The Egyptian experience suggests that social media can greatly accelerate the death of already dying authoritarian regimes.

— Evgeny Morozov

The use of the word royalty, as fee to a proprietor for the exploitation of a work or property, derives from the period when…

— Elgin Groseclose