Authoritarianism Quotes

For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

Strong efforts have been made in Ohio to curb the authoritarianism of our Secretary of State, Kenneth Blackwell, as he has purged people from lists in our State in particular precincts where voters are heavily minority.

The strengthening of our statehood is, at times, deliberately interpreted as authoritarianism.

There are certain people within the new government who have a slightly disturbing tendency toward authoritarianism, but there are so many checks and balances that in that way their noises are just noises.

It has been well over half a century and I'm glad to say we have taken the right path from authoritarianism to democracy and this is a road of no return.

We are protesting a new form of dictatorship and authoritarianism.

For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism... .It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

Every time a newspaper dies, even a bad one, the country moves a little closer to authoritarianism; when a great one goes, like the New York Herald Tribune, history itself is denied a devoted witness.

We don't win by mimicking the profound authoritarianism of those who are plotting against this country. I think it is very worrying that the prime minister has jeopardized our national unity today both in terms of community relations and in terms of consensus politics.

Let us proceed sensibly and bravely to demolish all vestiges of authoritarianism and to build a genuine democracy.