John Leo Quotes

The fact is that certain themes cannot be celebrated in words, and tyranny is one of them. No one ever wrote a good book in praise of the Inquisition.

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism, by whatever name it may be called and whether it professes to be enforcing the will of God or the injunctions of men.

A state of society where men may not speak their minds cannot long endure.

The strength and power of despotism consists wholly in the fear of resistance.

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.

When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.

this monster, this Colossus of Despotism ... a deep laid scheme to enslave us.

Whatever crushes individuality is despotism.

In most of the countries where the people don’t like their government, we are now allowed to ask whether people like their government.

Fear must rule in a despotism.

It is the old practice of despots to use a part of the people to keep the rest in order.

Under the rule of a repressive whole, liberty can be made into a powerful instrument of domination.

The chains of military despotism, once fastened upon a nation, ages might pass away before they could be shaken off.

Secrecy is the freedom tyrants dream of.

If your regime is not strong enough to handle a joke, then you don't have a regime.

Conquerors never, never conquer a nation to bring freedom. They brought control.

Nothing crushes freedom as substantially as a tank.

The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.

The world will not accept dictatorship or domination.

Now comes the reign of iron.

Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.

Despotism is a long crime.

Tyrants are seldom free; the cares and the instruments of their tyranny enslave them.

The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.

The love of domination and an uncontrolled lust of arbitrary power have prevailed among all nations and perhaps in proportion to the degrees of civilization.