Natalia Davidenko

“Time, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people.”
― Michelle Obama, Becoming

“If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny”
― Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

“Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. Modern tyranny is terror management. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that authoritarians exploit such events in order to consolidate power. The sudden disaster that requires the end of checks and balances, the dissolution of political parties, the suspension of freedom of expression, the right to a fair trial, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. DO NOT FALL FOR IT.”
― Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century

“Post-truth is pre-fascism.”
― Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century