Democracy Quote by Matthew Mather

“In every dictatorship, fear is the key. Both for the government and the governed. Much of what the Nazis did, they tried to hide.…

— Ryan Jenkins

History tells us fascists, who construed the silence of people as fear, ultimately fell. People who vote for democracy is its armour and strength.

— M. K. Stalin

“Governments often keep their populace in permanent states of vigilance or anxiety against foreign enemies as a control mechanism—the politics of fear.”

— Graham E. Fuller

Fear and monarchy pair nicely. But democracy means you have to work with people you may not like but you must still believe are…

— Martha Nussbaum

Among the basic freedoms to which men aspire that their lives might be full and uncramped, freedom from fear stands out as both a…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Is democracy about living in fear? Is that what our forefathers fought the British for?

— Vikram Bhatt

Fear has always been the driving force behind all dictators' repression.

— Marjane Satrapi

“Fear is a foolish way to control people”

— Jules Watson

“As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. I am afraid that's how it works in a democracy.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

I do not accept being a prisoner of fear. Of Communism, of fascism. That, one can bear. But of one's fear. No. Never.

— Adam Michnik

When we're afraid, we lose all sense of analysis and reflection. Our fear paralyzes us. Besides, fear has always been the driving force behind…

— Marjane Satrapi

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

— John Adams