Balances Quote by Jonathan Shapiro

“What do you mean by sound government?' Good public order, no corruption in high places, freedom from fear and war and crime, a reasonably…

— P.D. James

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

When we talk about authoritarianism, we conjure up out-of-date visions from the 1930s.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

Unfortunately, you've grown up hearing voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that's at the root of…

— Barack Obama

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

My thesis is that government is not, in fact, broken. It's just listening to the wrong people, and it's listening to all of this…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism. The relentless attempts of totalitarian regimes to prevent free thought and…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

I like the noise of democracy.

— James Buchanan

What we need is a government with authority but without authoritarianism.

— Jair Bolsonaro

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

Once people sense their own power, no authoritarian government can stand against the people who are determined to be free.

— Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Sometimes it's easier for people who are in authority to be authoritarian, because people know where you stand.

— Meryl Streep