Authoritarianism Quote by Xiaobo Liu Download Open image ““Patriotism is a villain's last refuge.”” — Xiaobo Liu ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Authoritarianism Jingoism Patriotism Propaganda
“At the bottom of all patriotism there is war: that is why I am no patriot.” — Jules Renard Copy Share Image
Whether or not patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, national security can be the last refuge of the tyrant. — Baron Walker of Gestingthorpe Robert Walker Copy Share Image
“Patriotism is a virtue of the wicked. Irreverence is the champion of liberty, it's only sure defence. The Golden eye of justice sees, bequites… — John Braun Copy Share Image
“I venture to guess that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.” — Adlai E. Steveson Copy Share Image
“Let me ask you this, Mr. Ai: do you know, by your own experience, what patriotism is?” “No,” I said, shaken by the force of that intense personality suddenly turning itself wholly upon me. “I don’t think I do. If by patriotism you don’t mean the love of one’s homeland, for that I do know.” “No, I don’t mean love,… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share
“But unarmed righteousness fostered by love can overcome weapons and power, as demonstrated by the miraculous triumph of Jesus over Caesar, or Gandhi’s and Martin Luther King’s victories through nonviolent resistance. Jesus is a model of martyrdom because he withstood the temptations of power, wealth, and glamour, and remained steadfast even when threatened with crucifixion. Most important of all, Jesus… — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share
“In a post-totalitarian dictatorship, the grins of the people are the nightmares of the dictators.” — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share Image
“As facing the sea reveals the sky and facing the sky reveals the sea facing my soul reveals your soul” — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share Image
“China has entered an “Age of Sarcasm.” Anywhere outside of state-sponsored parties, entertainment shows, or the comedies and skits on television, China’s rulers and official corruption have become the main material for the sarcastic humor that courses through society. Virtually anyone can tell a political joke laced with pornographic innuendo, and almost every town and village has its own rich… — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share
“Life numbed, unceasing, interminable, from zero begins to zero it ends.” — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share Image
“The government forbade the broadcast of this “decadent bourgeois music,” and Li Guyi, the first mainland singer to imitate Teresa Teng’s style, was subjected to a parade of official criticism sessions. Nevertheless, where privacy could be found, people huddled around “bricks”—our nickname for the little square Japanese-made radio-recorders on which popular songs could be heard. We listened and listened, until… — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share
“To look squarely at the suffering of the ordinary people whose misery is recorded in the transcripts makes me feel that I am not… — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share Image
“Inasmuch as resistance is a choice to descend into hell, one musn't complain about the darkness.” — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share Image
“Let the darkness transform into rock across the wilderness of my memory” — Xiaobo Liu Copy Share Image
Philosopher is a dictator who modifies accepted standards with his thoughts. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
“The mission is, not to replace old world mindlessness with new world mindlessness, but to put an end to all forms of brainless authoritarianism.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Motherland is our property and we have right to handle our properties as pleased. The jokes about death for the sake of the motherland… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
Your best friends are your principles, if you havent them, dont look for another friend. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
A strong saying is not afraid of criticism, because it includes all the answers to criticism. — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
“Therapy requires a collaborative working relationship in which both partners act on the basis of their implicit confidence in the value and efficacy of… — Judith Lewis Herman Copy Share Image
The libertarian can have no truck with 'left' or 'right' because he regrets any form of authoritarianism - the use of police force to… — Leonard Read Copy Share Image
“Democracy can exist only in the countries where people are brave! Coward nations always live under the authoritarian regimes!” — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
“I have been called arrogant myself in my time, and hope to earn the title again, but to claim that I am privy to the secrets of the universe and its creator — that's beyond my conceit. I therefore have no choice but to find something suspect even in the humblest believer. Even the most humane and compassionate of the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share
We have power... Our power isn’t in a political system, or a religious system, or in an economic system, or in a military system;… — John Trudell Copy Share Image
The practical reason for freedom is that freedom seems to be the only condition under which any kind of substantial moral fiber can be… — Albert J. Nock Copy Share Image
