Authoritarian Quote by Oscar Wilde

It is true that authoritarian governments increasingly see the Internet as a threat in part because they see the U.S. government behind the Internet.

— Evgeny Morozov

Why do economists fall in love with authoritarian governments?

— Yasheng Huang

North Korea aside, most authoritarian governments have already accepted the growth of the Internet culture as inevitable; they have little choice but to find…

— Evgeny Morozov

As an Asst. Secretary of State, I often urged authoritarian governments around the world not to use emergency powers to defy their legislatures, courts,…

— Tom Malinowski

Authoritarian governments are now trying to ensure that the increasingly free flow of ideas and information through cyberspace fuels their economies without threatening their…

— Ian Bremmer

Private property creates for the individual a sphere in which he is free of the state. It sets limits to the operation of the…

— Ludwig von Mises

“Submission can be forced with brutality. In the last century alone, over 100 million humans were murdered in the name of ideology by authoritarian…

— Erika Ilves

It is true that authoritarian governments increasingly see the internet as a threat in part because they see the US government behind the internet.…

— Evgeny Morozov

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

“The Kremlin also is determined, along with China, to wrest control of the internet from the American-based committees which run it now. It wants…

— Edward Lucas

Someone is going to figure out how to make this work and when they do, all the anti-gambling, over-regulating authoritarian governments will be exposed…

— Calvin Ayre

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

The fascinating thing to a dispassionate observer about the structure of life in the Soviet Union is that in their efforts to produce an…

— John Dos Passos

We very clearly do not want an authoritarian regime... setting standards in the world marketplace.

— John Ratcliffe

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

— Meryl Streep