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I've never conspired to overthrow the government; all I did was report on the Arab Spring and suggest that something similar might happen in Ethiopia if the authoritarian regime didn't reform.

~Eskinder Nega

Topics: Arab Arab Spring Authoritarian Did Ethiopia Government Happen Might Never Overthrow Reform Regime Report Similar Something Spring Suggest

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There is also poetry written to be shouted in a square in front of an enthusiastic crowd. This occurs especially in countries where authoritarian regimes are in power.

~Eugenio Montale

Topics: Also Authoritarian Countries Crowd Enthusiastic Front Occurs Poetry Power Regimes Square Where Written

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Donald Trump, despite his campaign promises, this is not a guy who is going to be willing to send executive power that belongs to the legislative branch back to the legislative branch. I mean, Donald Trump is going to try to amass and consolidate power, given that he's an authoritarian.

~Evan Mcmullin

Topics: Authoritarian Back Belongs Branch Campaign Consolidate Despite Donald Donald Trump Executive Executive Power Given Going Guy He His Legislative Mean Power Promises Send Trump Try Who Willing

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I believe Donald Trump is a bona fide authoritarian. I am deeply concerned that if he were president of the United States, he would act accordingly.

~Evan Mcmullin

Topics: Accordingly Act Am Authoritarian Believe Bona Concerned Deeply Donald Donald Trump He President States Trump United United States Were Would I Am I Believe

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There's a tradition in the history of dissent in authoritarian countries of a certain kind of dissident, and their form of dissent is to live their lives as normally as possible.

~Evan Osnos

Topics: Authoritarian Certain Countries Dissent Form History Kind Live Lives Normally Possible The History Of Tradition

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Faster roads are not always safer roads - and virtually all societies, democratic or authoritarian, prefer safety over speed, even if many of their citizens enjoy fast driving.

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: Always Authoritarian Citizens Democratic Driving Enjoy Even Fast Faster Many Over Prefer Roads Safer Safety Societies Speed Virtually

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It is true that authoritarian governments increasingly see the Internet as a threat in part because they see the U.S. government behind the Internet.

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: Authoritarian Because Behind Government Governments Increasingly Internet Part See Threat True U.s. Government

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North Korea aside, most authoritarian governments have already accepted the growth of the Internet culture as inevitable; they have little choice but to find ways to shape it in accord with their own narratives - or risk having their narratives shaped by others.

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: Accepted Accord Aside Authoritarian Choice Culture Find Governments Growth Having Inevitable Internet Korea Little Most Narratives North North Korea Others Own Risk Shape Shaped Ways

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The Egyptian experience suggests that social media can greatly accelerate the death of already dying authoritarian regimes.

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: Accelerate Authoritarian Death Dying Egyptian Experience Greatly Media Regimes Social Social Media

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My homeland of Belarus is an unlikely place for an Internet revolution. The country, controlled by authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko since 1994, was once described by Condoleezza Rice as 'the last outpost of tyranny in Europe.'

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: Alexander Authoritarian Condoleezza Controlled Country Europe Homeland Internet Last Once Place President Revolution Rice Since Tyranny Unlikely

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