"Characteristically, however, the overthrow of the dictator simply means that there will be another dictator. ... the policies they follow will probably not be radically different. If we look around the world, we quickly realize that these policies will not be radically different from those that would be followed by a democracy either."

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Source : Gordon Tullock (1987). “Autocracy”, p.20, Springer Science & Business Media

Gordon Tullock

#Mean Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Different Quotes

“For at least the past 65 years, liberalism has been nothing if not an attempt to strike a balance between the needs of the community and the needs of individuals, between the need for freedom and the need for order.”
“AIDS today is not a death sentence. It can be treated as a chronic illness, or a chronic disease.”
“People ask me why I keep getting injured but I have just had to accept it is one of those things that happen.”
“Rock music is rhythmically some of the most impoverished music the world has ever heard, a fact that is hard to square with the sophisticated technologies that produced it.”

Source : Julian Johnson (2011). “Who Needs Classical Music?: Cultural Choice and Musical Value”, p.55, Oxford University Press
“I've been portrayed as a caveman by some. That's not true. I'm a conservative progressive, and that means I think all men are equal, be they slants, beaners, or niggers.”
“Ayn Rand is a bloody socialist compared to me.”
“When someone stands you up for a meeting, sure, you have the right to be disappointed, and perhaps even angry. But you can't take it personally - they probably do it to everyone.”
“I smile to myself knowing that they may be dead.”

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