Quotes About Authoritarianism

Our regime," Franco announced grandly, "is based on bayonets and blood, not on hypocritical elections.

He likes women, children, dogs, really what can you fault?' Pamela wrote. 'It's just a shame he's a dictator with no respect for the law or common humanity.

A veces la Unión Soviética parecía más un monasterio medieval donde todo el mundo había hecho voto de pobreza y obediencia.

but it seemed to her that the lack of critical newspapers made it much easier for other forms of oppression to flourish.

This was the kind of thing Oswald Mosley and his British Fascists wanted—a country in which the rule of law was replaced by bullying and beating.

meeting. "This nonsense must be stopped!" he said.

Fascists. They're both evil.

In Germany the police had supported the Nazis and sided with the Brownshirts. Would they do the same here? Surely

Whatever else Lenin might have done—and it was difficult to separate the truth from the conservative propaganda—at least, Billy thought, he was serious about educating Russian children. On

su desaprobación era como las repentinas ráfagas de viento del norte del enero moscovita.

He needs an overall majority to turn Germany into the brutal dictatorship he wants." "Will he get it?" Ethel asked. "No," said Walter. "Yes," said Maud. Walter said: "I don't believe the German people will ever actually vote for a dictatorship.

Los verdaderos fascistas quieren aniquilar a todos sus enemigos y luego crear una sociedad radicalmente nueva.

Ya no había representantes elegidos democráticamente, todos los diputados del Reichstag eran nazis. Tampoco había auténticos periodistas, solo aduladores serviles.

You can't tell what a tyrant is going to do," she said. "Uncertainty is one of their weapons. I've lived under the Nazis as well as the Communists. They're depressingly similar.

They claimed popular support, but banned all opposition. Lloyd

The first thing Hitler did was take over the press and make it subservient to the government. Lenin did the same.

Do not talk to me of goodness, of abstract justice, of nature law. Necessity is the highest law, public welfare is the highest justice.

There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.

All the governments just want to have more power when it comes to economic espionage, diplomatic manipulation and political influence.

The craving for power is in itself a sign of inferior abilities and unfitness for responsibility.

As long as the wrong people hold power, how can the right political climate even arise?

In effect, according to Lenin, socialism and democracy are indivisible. By gaining democratic freedoms the working masses come to power.

Still when the lust of tyrant power succeeds, some Athens perishes, or some Tully bleeds.

Liberals never, ever should be back in power. Never.