Fear Quote by John W. Dean

“... the repression of primitive, violent impulses in favor of civilized behavior was a control mechanism for the more shrewdly aggressive dominators who successfully…

— R. U. Sirius

“This should remind us that violence is first of all authoritarian. It begins with this premise: I have the right to control you.”

— Rebecca Solnit

“In theory of the authoritarian personality, Adorno et al. (1950) argue that paternal punitiveness creates fear and aggressiveness that encourages individuals to seek certainty…

— Bethany Albertson

“Violence is a primitive but still very widespread way in which the ego attempts to assert itself, to prove itself right and another wrong.”

— Eckhart Tolle

“Progress begins when you liberate your mind from the shackles of your ingrained tendencies of authoritarianism – the tendencies of greed – the tendencies…

— Abhijit Naskar

“Morally authoritarian movements are attractive to ugly, miserable, talentless people.”

— Milo Yiannopoulos

Where there is fear there is aggression.

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

It has become a commonplace that aggressiveness also often has its roots in fear. I am inclined to think that this theory has been…

— Bertrand Russell

“Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want,…

— Timothy Snyder

“Aggression is just where politeness is ignored.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Violence is the method of ignorance, the weapon of the weak. The strong of heart and brain need no violence, for they are irresistible…

— Alexander Berkman

Aggression is inherently destructive of relationships. People and ideologies are pitted against each other, believing that in order to survive, they must destroy the…

— Margaret J. Wheatley