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David Rodger
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“Many populist victors continue to behave like victims; majorities act like mistreated minorities.”
― What Is Populism?
― What Is Populism?
“Here's a quick rule of thumb: Don't annoy science fiction writers. These are people who destroy entire planets before lunch. Think of what they'll do to you.”
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“He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."
[On British Labour politician Stafford Cripps.]”
― Wealth, War and Wisdom
[On British Labour politician Stafford Cripps.]”
― Wealth, War and Wisdom
“In each of these places, they took strikingly similar steps to consolidate their power: they ratcheted up tensions with perceived enemies at home and abroad; packed courts and electoral commissions with their cronies; and took control of the media.”
― The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
― The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save It
“Many strongmen, past and present, have used populist rhetoric that defines their nations as bound by faith, race, and ethnicity rather than by legal rights. For authoritarians, only some people are "the people," regardless of their birthplace or citizenship status, and only the leader, above and beyond any institution, embodies that group. This is why, in strongman states, attacking the leader is seen as attacking the state itself, and why critics are labeled enemies of the people or terrorists.”
― Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
― Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
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