Country Quote by Thomas Pogge

Dictatorships usually exist primarily because of the internal power distribution in the home country. The population and society are too weak to cause the…

— Gene Sharp

Dictators, unlike Democrats, depend on a small coterie to sustain their power. These backers, generally drawn from the military, the senior civil service, and…

— Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

Aspiring dictators sometimes win elections, and elected leaders sometimes govern badly and threaten their neighbors.History demonstrates that democracy usually follows good governance, not the…

— Rudy Giuliani

Dictators are allergic to reform, and they are cunning survivors. They will do whatever it takes to preserve their power and wealth, no matter…

— George Ayittey

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

— Charlie Chaplin

In authoritarian societies, control over the production, distribution, and circulation is generally in the hands of the government, or what might be termed traditional…

— Henry Giroux

Some foreign states will act against a dictatorship only to gain their own economic, political, or military control over the country.

— Gene Sharp

Dictators free themselves by enslaving others. They work not for your benefit, but their own.

— Charlie Chaplin

To be sure, dictators are crafty, evil geniuses with awesome firepower at their disposal. They are also brutally efficient at intimidation, terrorism, and mass…

— George Ayittey

Everyone has the opportunity to dictate their own way of life, but not everyone can maintain the power of a dictator.

— Djc

Dictatorships don't always die when the dictator leaves office

— Mohamed Nasheed

The main export of the countries where dictatorship rules is their national leaders.

— Ilkin Santak