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In many countries, schools are preparing students to participate in a democratic environment; yet schools themselves tend to be extremely autocratic, with all high-level decisions being made by adults.

~Adora Svitak

Topics: Adult Autocratic Being Countries Decisions Democratic Environment Extremely High-Level Made Many Participate Preparing Schools Students Tend Themselves

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I've always been completely autocratic. I've never learned to be diplomatic or democratic.

~Alan Parker

Topics: Always Autocratic Been Democratic Diplomatic Learned Never

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I actually bought the argument that if we democratized Iraq, we could create a space for venting some of the stuff that's going on in the Middle East in these autocratic regimes that is expressing itself through jihadism, because it has nowhere else to express itself.

~Andrew Sullivan

Topics: Actually Argument Autocratic Because Bought Could Create East Else Express Expressing Going Iraq Itself Middle Middle East Nowhere Regimes Some Space Stuff Through

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The checks and balances is a way to prevent government from either devolving into an autocratic tyranny or an autocratic mob mentality.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Autocratic Balances Checks Checks And Balances Either Government Mentality Mob Prevent Tyranny Way

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In the bad old days, captains were not good leaders. They didn't build teams; they were arrogant and autocratic.

~Chesley Sullenberger

Topics: Arrogant Autocratic Bad Build Days Good Leaders Old Old Days Teams Were

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Neofascism in the United States takes the form of big money, big banks, big corporations, tied to xenophobic scapegoating of the vulnerable, like Mexicans and Muslims and women and black folk, and militaristic policies abroad, with strongman, charismatic, autocratic personality, and that's what Donald Trump is.

~Cornel West

Topics: Abroad Autocratic Banks Big Big Money Black Charismatic Corporations Donald Donald Trump Folk Form Like Mexicans Money Muslims Personality Policies States Takes Tied Trump United United States Vulnerable Women

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