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Autocratic Quotes

Albert Einstein quote: "An autocratic system of coercion, in my opinion soon..."
An autocratic system of coercion, in my opinion soon degenerates. For force always attract men of low morality. Albert Einstein
Creation, whether it's writing, painting or whatever, is essentially despotic and autocratic in nature, because it's the work of one mind and one mind alone which has absolute power of life or death over this sentence, or that phrase or whatever it is. It brooks no interference and can only work if it's the one mind doing it. Reading, on the other hand, interpretation, is inherently, intrinsically democratic, because it is fundamentally a process of negotiation between the mind and the text,... Philip Pullman
Pnin slowly walked under solemn pines. The sky was dying. He did not believe in an autocratic God. He did believe, dimly, in a democracy of ghosts. The souls of the dead, perhaps, formed committees, and these, in continuous session, attended the destinies of the quick. Vladimir Nabokov
We saw a pale echo of what is now possible in 1990-1991, when Saddam Hussein, the autocrat of Iraq, made a sudden transition in the American consciousness from an obscure near-ally - granted commodities, high technology, weaponry, and even satellite intelligence data - to a slavering monster menacing the world. I am not myself an admirer of Mr. Hussein, but it was striking how quickly he could be brought from someone almost no American had heard of into the incarnation of evil. These days the... Carl Sagan
Cats are autocrats of naked self-interest. They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their ''evil'' look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it Camille Paglia
Catherine II quote: "I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and the good Lord..."
I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his. Catherine II
In Europe, it appears that in the name of democracy, elites are pursuing an autocratic, centralized power, seeking economic control and social regimentation. Maggie Gallagher
Lawrence Durrell quote: "No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into..."
No one can go on being a rebel too long without turning into an autocrat. Lawrence Durrell
You look at the greatest villains in human history, the fascists, the autocrats, they all wanted people to kneel before them because they don't love themselves enough. Tom Hiddleston
I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time. Richard Widmark
Lalu Prasad Yadav quote: "Our mass movement will shatter this communal, fascist and..."
Our mass movement will shatter this communal, fascist and autocratic center. Lalu Prasad Yadav
Where there is little or no public opinion, there is likely to be bad government, which sooner or later becomes autocratic government. Mackenzie King
Rosabeth Moss Kanter quote: "Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses...."
Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses. We don't live in that world anymore. Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Leslie Nielsen quote: "I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my..."
I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent. Leslie Nielsen

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