79 Dictator Quotes for You to Enjoy

It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own. Herbert Hoover

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A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the dictator is over. The totalitarian era is passing, its old ideas blown away like leaves from an ancient, lifeless tree. George H. W. Bush

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Any dictator would admire the uniformity and obedience of the U.S. media. Noam Chomsky

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Satan, the leader or dictator of devils, is the opposite, not of God, but of Michael. C. S. Lewis

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If you stand on a soapbox and trade rhetoric with a dictator you never win. Mel Brooks

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We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy. Joni Mitchell

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Every anarchist is a baffled dictator. Benito Mussolini

Every Anarchist Baffled Dictator

Dictators, unlike Democrats, depend on a small coterie to sustain their power. These backers, generally drawn from the military, the senior civil service, and family or clan members, have a synergistic relationship with their dictator. The dictator delivers opportunities for them to become rich, and they protect him from being overthrown. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

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The framers hated the tyranny of King George, but they were also afraid of the mob. That's why they put so many checks and balances into our system, to guard against the excesses of a government that might be inflamed by public passion or perverted by a dictator's whim. David Ignatius

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No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. J. Michael Straczynski

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Both sides in Syria are bad. One side is a brutal dictator, and the other includes Islamists and terrorists who are dangerous already and who would be brutal in power if given the chance. Newt Gingrich

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Saddam Hussein is a homicidal dictator who is addicted to weapons of mass destruction. George W. Bush

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North Korea is not the dictator's country; it's 25 million citizens' country, and they are suffering under the dictator. North Koreans are really nice, kind, pure people. I hate the dictator and the regime, but I love my home country. Lee Hyeon-seo

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You can't become a dictator through checks and balances. Tommy Chong

You Become Through Checks Checks And Balances Balances Dictator

So my character on 'Tyrant' is a chap called Barry Al Fayeed, and he is the second son of a fictional Middle Eastern dictator. But, he has grown up since he was young in America. He's trained as a doctor. He's married a beautiful American girl, had two kids, so he's very much an American. Adam Rayner

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I have a hoarding problem because my mom is from a third-world country. And she taught me that you can never throw away anything because you never know when a dictator is going to overtake the country and snatch all of your wealth. Ali Wong

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There's nothing to fear. I'm not a dictator. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Fear Nothing Dictator

General Zia-ul-Haq, a dictator and unscrupulous political actor, used Islam as a pretext for waging war in Afghanistan and adopting an aggressive stance towards India. By advancing a more orthodox version of Islam, he was able to hold on to a repressive regime and quell any opposition. Asma Jahangir

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I suppose anyone who calls a dictator a dictator is 'dangerous' and 'imbalanced.' Asma Jahangir

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Cuba wants to get rid of a dictator, and baseball needs a dictator. Bob Kerrey

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To understand why dictators fall, it helps to recognise factors that produce a perfect anti-dictatorial storm. Barring missteps such as those that led to Gaddafi's undoing, a dictator's survival can be at risk because of newness in office, poor health, or old age combined with economic trouble. Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

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When it comes to music, I am a dictator. Making a Dirty Projectors record come to life is like making a movie; I'm the one that makes the picture, and then we all figure out how to realise it. David Longstreth

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As a director, you're a bit of a dictator. But I feel that you're a better director if you're open to other people's ideas. It means that it's tougher: you have to be in a choosing process; you have to put the ego aside. As long as everybody's aiming in the same direction... I'm open to my main partners in the film crew. Denis Villeneuve

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