Authoritarianism Quotes
A curated collection of the best quotes about Authoritarianism.
Top Quotes
“Dictatorship”
“Totalitarianism”
“Anti-authoritarianism”
“No moral system can rest solely on authority.”
“Most fundamentally, I would see Anarchism as a synonym for anti-authoritarianism.'''”
“Wikipedia: Authoritarianism”
“The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries but between authoritarians and libertarians.”
“Violence is the whole essence of authoritarianism, just as the repudiation of violence is the whole essence of anarchism.”
“Most traditional societies produce an authoritarian personality, but some produce an innovative one, which leads to change.”
“Not The End Of History? Democracy vs Authoritarianism Debated”
“Anarchism is a manifestation of natural human urges … it is the tendency to create authoritarian institutions which is the transient aberration.”
“We are at heart so profoundly anarchistic that the only form of state we can imagine living in is Utopian; and so cynical that the only Utopia we can believe in is authoritarian.”
“In emerging democracies like Russia, in authoritarian states like Iran, Yugoslavia, journalists play a critical role in civil society, they form the very basis of those new democracies and civil societies.”
“The killing of another, except in defense of human life, is archistic, authoritarian, and therefore, no Anarchist can commit such deeds. It is the very opposite of what Anarchism stands for.”
“They are the driven crowds that makes the army of the authoritarian overlord; they are the stuffing of conservatism ... mediocrity is their god. They fear the stranger, they fear the new idea; they are afraid to live, and scared to die.”
“An anarchist … is an individual who, whether he has been brought to it by a process of reasoning or by sentiment, lives to the greatest possible extent in a state of legitimate defence against authoritarian encroachments.”
“In popular terminology, a libertarian is the opposite of an authoritarian. Strictly speaking, a libertarian is one who rejects the idea of using violence or the threat of violence — legal or illegal — to impose his will or viewpoint upon any peaceful person.”