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I used to wish there was a useful term for those of us who thought American power should be used to remove psychopathic dictators.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: American Dictators Power Remove Should Term Those Thought Us Used Useful Who Wish

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If you really want to help the rest of the world, what you've got to do is encourage free markets, private property rights and the strong rule of law and get rid of the dictators in a lot of these countries.

~Dave Brat

Topics: Countries Dictators Encourage Free Free Markets Get Got Help Law Lot Markets Private Private Property Property Property Rights Really Rest Rid Rights Rule Rule Of Law Strong Want World You

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Britain has supported theocrats and dictators as long as it served British business interests, whether under Tory or Labour rule.

~Deeyah Khan

Topics: Britain British Business Dictators Interests Labour Long Rule Served Supported Tory Whether

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More harm was done in the 20th century by faceless bureaucrats than tyrant dictators.

~Dennis Prager

Topics: Bureaucrats Century Dictators Done Faceless Harm More Than Tyrant 20Th Century

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If we want to protect people against dictators or repression or torture, don't you need that rule to be universal so as to not end up with a situation where we do so only when it is comfortable, profitable and safe?

~Donald Tusk

Topics: Against Comfortable Dictators End Need Only People Profitable Protect Repression Rule Safe Situation Torture Universal Up Want Where You

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Reagan never cottoned to dictators. He was pure in this notion in a true belief that democracy was the best solution in the world because it spoke to people's hopes and dreams and aspirations, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of speech.

~Douglas Brinkley

Topics: Aspirations Because Belief Best Democracy Dictators Dreams Freedom Freedom Of Religion Freedom Of Speech He Hopes Never Notion People Pure Reagan Religion Solution Speech Spoke True World

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While hereditary chiefs inhabit the apex of our traditional social systems, it would be a mistake to think they hold all the power. They aren't kings. They aren't dictators. They're answerable to their clans and their matriarchs. All decisions that affect our communities require lengthy, deliberate discussions and careful negotiation.

~Eden Robinson

Topics: Affect Answerable Careful Communities Decisions Deliberate Dictators Discussions Hereditary Hold Inhabit Kings Lengthy Mistake Negotiation Our Power Require Social Systems Think Traditional While Would

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American presidents always avoid shaking hands with brutal dictators, except when it's advantageous to do so.

~Elizabeth A. Sherman

Topics: Always American Avoid Brutal Dictators Except Hands Presidents Shaking

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It's time to bury the unreal, failed 'realism' of those who have long thought that dictators brought stability.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Brought Bury Dictators Failed Long Realism Stability Those Thought Time Unreal Who

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Dictators aren't stupid, or regimes could be toppled easily by young people mobilizing on Facebook.

~Evgeny Morozov

Topics: Could Dictators Easily Facebook People Regimes Stupid Young Young People

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