authoritarian society Quotes

Repent, Harlequin," said the Ticktock Man. "Get stuffed," the Harlequin replied.

Well, Bradbury's a genius. Fahrenheit 451 is one of my favorite books of all time, and The Illustrated Man as a collection of short stories ranks up there. When you read it you realize how influential it is on so many other stories and people.

A crowded society is a restrictive society; an overcrowded society becomes an authoritarian, repressive and murderous society.

The individual act of obedience is the cornerstone not only of the strength of authoritarian society but also of its weakness.

In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want — not only you, your whole family and all people like you.

'The Handmaid's Tale' is a horrifying and horrifyingly possible vision of the future.

The propensity to avoid moral considerations was producing not simply a politically illiterate and authoritarian society, but one that was increasingly saturated in violence and a culture of cruelty. Needless to say, all of these forces intensified the increasing militarization and corporatization of higher education, along with the privatizing of everyday life.

You really don't create an authoritarian society unless you control the personal choices including the sexual choices of the people.