When it comes to business, there is no room for dictatorship. A successful company is built upon the shoulders of a team that works together towards a common goal. These dictatorship quotes compilation will show you why strong leadership is key to success, and how to avoid the pitfalls of a tyrannical regime.

The best dictatorship quotes

1. The Original Sin which brought us to the brink of bankruptcy and dictatorship was the Federal Income Tax Amendment and its illegitimate child, Federal Aid. — Tom Anderson

2. The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. — Niels Bohr

3. I have established the republic. But today it is not clear whether the form of government is a republic, a dictatorship, or personal rule. — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

4. The world will not accept dictatorship or domination. — Mikhail Gorbachev

5. I have established the republic. But today it is not clear whether the form of government is a republic, a dictatorship, or personal rule. — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

6. Centralized health dictatorship. — Newt Gingrich

7. I have established the republic. But today it is not clear whether the form of government is a republic, a dictatorship, or personal rule. — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

8. Open confession of dictatorship is far less dangerous than sham democracy. One can defend oneself against the former — the latter is like a creeper attached to the body of a drowning man.

9. A dictatorship is a country where they have taken the politics out of politics. — Sam Himmel

10. I am a strong believer in the tyranny, the dictatorship, the absolute authority of the writer. — Philip Pullman

11. The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. — Niels Bohr

12. There ought to be an absolute dictatorship… a dictatorship of painters… a dictatorship of one painter… to suppress all those who have betrayed us. — Pablo Picasso

13. It is really exhausting to live in a dictatorship of ‘Me’, which is basically a tyranny of others. — Stefan Molyneux

14. We are in the energy dictatorship that calls itself the United States of America. — Steven Magee

15. The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. — Niels Bohr

16. We are in the energy dictatorship that calls itself the United States of America. — Steven Magee

17. The Original Sin which brought us to the brink of bankruptcy and dictatorship was the Federal Income Tax Amendment and its illegitimate child, Federal Aid. — Tom Anderson

18. Democracy is alive, and like any other living thing it either flourishes and grows or withers and dies. There is no in–between. It is freedom and life or dictatorship and death. — Saul Alinsky

19. Democracy is alive, and like any other living thing it either flourishes and grows or withers and dies. There is no in–between. It is freedom and life or dictatorship and death. — Saul Alinsky

20. I am a strong believer in the tyranny, the dictatorship, the absolute authority of the writer. — Philip Pullman

21. The best weapon of a dictatorship is secrecy, but the best weapon of a democracy should be the weapon of openness. — Niels Bohr

22. Centralized health dictatorship. — Newt Gingrich

23. We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one’s own ego and one’s own desires. — Pope Benedict Xvi

24. There ought to be an absolute dictatorship… a dictatorship of painters… a dictatorship of one painter… to suppress all those who have betrayed us. — Pablo Picasso

25. I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons. — Mohamed Elbaradei

26. The director’s in charge of every single decision [in film]. It’s a dictatorship.It’s a benevolent dictatorship, but it’s true. It’s every single shot. There’s nothing arbitrary. — Matt Damon

27. Public opinion in Egypt is very antagonistic to the way the dictatorship, Mubarak dictatorship, interpreted relations with Israel. Very antagonistic. — Noam Chomsky

28. Centralized health dictatorship. — Newt Gingrich

29. When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right. — Victor Hugo

30. A dictatorship is a country where they have taken the politics out of politics. — Sam Himmel

31. It will be difficult, even painful, but democracy will prevail in Russia. There will be no dictatorship, although relapses into authoritarianism are possible. — Mikhail Gorbachev

32. The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they’re open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, ‘Shut up, get in line and wave the flag.’ — Ralph Nader

33. A dictatorship is a country where they have taken the politics out of politics. — Sam Himmel

34. Governments, whether they’re dictatorships or democracies, reflect the people. When the people get fed up, they throw them out. — Ron Paul

35. The dictatorship is shut up, democracy is always concerned. — Woody Allen

36. The dictatorship is shut up, democracy is always concerned. — Woody Allen

37. Power is not a means — it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution

38. Under a dictatorship, a nation ceases to exist. All that remains is a fiefdom, a planet of slaves regimented by aliens from outer space. — Wole Soyinka

39. The dictatorship is shut up, democracy is always concerned. — Woody Allen

40. I lived in a dictatorship in Brazil, and I was arrested three times. I felt in my flesh what it is to live under such a regime and experience deprivation of freedom. — Paulo Coelho

41. Remember that a civilized nation cannot just have one party; if there were only one party, this would merely be a dictatorship. Politics could not advance. — Sun Yat–sen

42. I worry about a democracy having nuclear weapons as much as a dictatorship having nuclear weapons. — Mohamed Elbaradei

43. A hurt body and mind aren’t just like a dictatorship; they are a dictatorship. There is no tyrant as merciless as pain, no despot so cruel as confusion. — Stephen King

44. We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one’s own ego and one’s own desires. — Pope Benedict Xvi

45. The dictatorship is shut up, democracy is always concerned. — Woody Allen

46. When liberty exceeds intelligence, it begets chaos, which begets dictatorship. — Will Durant

47. Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty. — Plato

48. If our economy of freedom fails to distribute wealth as ably as it has created it, the road to dictatorship will be open to any man who can persuasively promise security to all. — Will Durant

49. The reason that democracies always defeat dictatorships is because they’re open to debate. We should never allow Washington to say, ‘Shut up, get in line and wave the flag.’ — Ralph Nader

50. We should therefore be opposed to institutional barriers to that freedom: Military dictatorships, for example. Or states run by a Central Committee. — Noam Chomsky

Conclusion

Dictatorship is a form of government marked by extreme autocracy and suppression of the people. It has been the source of much suffering and destruction throughout history, and has been the target of some of the most memorable quotes of all time. From famous authors, to political activists, to Nobel Prize winners, these quotes serve as a reminder of the dangers of oppressive government and the importance of freedom. May these quotes inspire us to stand up for our rights and protect our freedoms.