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Adolf HitlerWhat Marxism, Leninism and Stalinism failed to accomplish, we shall be in a position to achieve.

—  Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, German dictator

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Will DurantWhen liberty destroys order, the hunger for order will destroy liberty.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Adolf HitlerThe great strength of the totalitarian state is that it forces those who fear it to imitate it.

—  Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, German dictator

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George W. BushIf this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator.

—  George W. Bush, 1946-, American President

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Vladimir LeninFascism is capitalism in decay.

—  Vladimir Lenin, 1870-1924, Soviet revolutionary & leader

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Winston ChurchillDictators ride to and fro on tigers from which they dare not dismount. And the tigers are getting hungry.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Kurt VonnegutThe only difference between Hitler and Bush is that Hitler was elected.

—  Kurt Vonnegut, 1922-2007, American writer

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Jean BaudrillardDemocracy is the menopause of Western society, the Grand Climacteric of the body social. Fascism is its middle-aged lust.

—  Jean Baudrillard, 1929-2007, French intellectual

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George OrwellOne does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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Paul ValeryFascism begins with the thought that everybody else is an idiot.

—  Paul Valery, 1871-1945, French poet

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Martin Luther KingNever forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

—  Martin Luther King, 1929-1968, American leader in the Civil Rights Movement

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Jean-Paul SartreFascism is not defined by the number of its victims, but by the way it kills them.

—  Jean-Paul Sartre, 1905-1980, French philosopher

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Robert M. PirsigCommunism and socialism, programs for intellectual control over society. Fascism, a program for the social control of intellect.

—  Robert M. Pirsig, 1928-2017, American writer

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Umberto EcoToday it is only in the most backward countries that fascist generals, in carrying out a coup d'état, still use tanks... Today a country belongs to the person who controls communications.

—  Umberto Eco, 1932-2016, Italian writer

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Charles de GaulleWhy do you think that at 67 I would start a career as a dictator?

—  Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President

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Thomas SowellLiberalism is totalitarianism with a human face.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Nikos KazantzakisHe says he wants to be free. Kill him!

—  Nikos Kazantzakis, 1883-1957, Greek writer

Victor FranklSince Auschwitz we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima we know what is at stake.

—  Victor Frankl, 1905-1997, Austrian neurologist

Honoré de BalzacDespotism accomplishes great things illegally; liberty doesn't even go to the trouble of accomplishing small things legally.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Aldοus HuxleyThe propagandist’s purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.

—  Aldοus Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer

Bertolt BrechtWhen evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!”. When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable, the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Bertolt BrechtThe more innocent they are, the more they deserve to be shot.

—  Bertolt Brecht, 1898-1956, German writer

Theodore AdornoIf fear and destructiveness are the major emotional sources of fascism, eros belongs mainly to democracy.

—  Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher

Joseph CampbellMan should not be in the service of society, society should be in the service of man. When man is in the service of society, you have a monster state, and that's what is threatening the world at this minute.

—  Joseph Campbell, 1904-1987, American academic

Henry de MontherlantDictators are born in the houses where one does not dare to give an order to the maid.

—  Henry de Montherlant, 1895-1972, French writer

Erica JongIf sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities, it’s because they lead to the knowledge that you own your own body – and with it your own voice – and that’s the most revolutionary insight of all.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Jorge Luis BorgesDictatorships foster oppression, dictatorships foster servitude, dictatorships foster cruelty; more abominable is the fact that they foster idiocy.

—  Jorge Luis Borges, 1899-1986, Argentine writer

Arthur KoestlerBrain-washing starts in the cradle.

—  Arthur Koestler, 1905-1983, Hungarian-British writer

Henry MillerHitler is no worse, nay better, in my opinion, than the other lugs. He makes the German mistake of being tactless, that's all.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Søren KierkegaardThe tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

Milan KunderaIn the realm of totalitarian kitsch, all answers are given in advance and preclude any questions.

—  Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer

Alberto MoraviaDictatorships are one-way streets. Democracy boasts two-way traffic.

—  Alberto Moravia, 1907-1990, Italian writer

Nicolas Gomez DavilaRevolutionary intellectuals have the historic mission of inventing the vocabulary and the themes for the next tyranny.

—  Nicolas Gomez Davila, 1913-1994, Colombian writer

Hermann HesseAny attempt to replace a personal conscience by a collective conscience violates the individual and is the first step toward totalitarianism.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Charles BukowskiThe difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting.

—  Charles Bukowski, 1920-1994, American writer

Personal Stories

Marlen DietrichThe Germans and I no longer speak the same language.

—  Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress

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Latin Quotes

EnniusO you tyrant, Titus Tatius, such things you made happen!

O Tite tute Tati tibi tanta tyranne tulisti!

—  Ennius, 239-169 BC, Roman writer

     (Latin tongue twister)

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Stupid Quotes

Adolf HitlerAnyone who sees and paints a sky green and fields blue ought to be sterilized.

—  Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, German dictator

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Ancient Greek

Ancient Greek phraseThe hands of the tyrants reach long.

Μακραί τυράννων χείρες.

—  Ancient Greek phrase

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Special Quotes

One People, one State, one Leader.

Ein Volk, ein Reich, ein Führer.

—  Motto of the Nazis

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Movie Quotes

Contempt (1963)In '33, Goebbels asked Lang to head the German film industry. That very night, Lang left Germany.

—  from the film Contempt (1963)

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