"Totalitarianism surpasses autocracy."

-- Bernard Crick

#Autocracy Quotes #Totalitarianism Quotes

“The biggest lie is the idea that we are entitled to a meaningful and coherent summarizing, a conclusion, of something which never concludes. In that regard, this is the lie I'm telling myself so I don't set fire to anything.”
“Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen.”
“I'm a modern mountebank - I believe in Physiognomy - after all, we are in control of our face - it's the map of where we've been.”
“Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.”
“If you can make the reader laugh he is apt to get careless and go on reading.”
“Today, Iraq is an immediate danger to our nation. This time, we cannot wait. We cannot wait for Saddam Hussein to take a devastating action or to transfer a weapon of mass destruction to someone else who will. After September 11th, it is simply no longer an option to sit back and contemplate an enemy - one with a stated intent to harm us, a track record and the means, and just wait for him to strike in order to protect ourselves.”
“When you're the leader, everything is your fault.”
“I'm not any different from you or the guy down the street or across the globe, we're all connected in some way and hopefully my music can integrate that feeling of human connectedness.”

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