Family Quote by Timothy D. Snyder

It is aspiring tyrants who say that 'civil liberties end when an attack on our safety begins.' Conversely, leaders who wish to preserve the…

— Timothy D. Snyder

Americans can accept that the American Dream will not work out for them; what has been heartbreaking for so many is the sense that…

— Timothy D. Snyder

Defend an institution. Follow the courts or the media, or a court or a newspaper. Do not speak of 'our institutions' unless you are…

— Timothy D. Snyder

Courage does not mean not fearing or not grieving. It does mean recognizing and resisting terror management right away, from the moment of the…

— Timothy D. Snyder

In rhetoric and action, the Trump administration has aggrandized 'radical Islamic terror,' thus making what Madison called a 'favorable emergency' more likely.

— Timothy D. Snyder

I thought I was going to grow up and become a diplomat and negotiate nuclear arms.

— Timothy D. Snyder

Mr. Trump is primarily a television personality. As such, he is judged by that standard. This means that a scandal does not call forth…

— Timothy D. Snyder

We think about democracy, and that's the word that Americans love to use, 'democracy,' and that's how we characterize our system. But if democracy…

— Timothy D. Snyder

Most Americans are exceptionalists; we think we live outside of history.

— Timothy D. Snyder

Every day you don't do something, it makes it less likely that you will ever do something. So you've got to get started right…

— Timothy D. Snyder

Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.

— Timothy D. Snyder

To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle.

— Timothy D. Snyder