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Quote by Gore Vidal

“What is a political party but a conspiracy?”

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American writer, playwright, screenwriter, and critic. Known for his sharp political satire and profound historical insight, Vidal's work spans a variety of genres including novels, plays, screenplays, and criticism. more

“We fear the past, present and future. We fear the unknown, we fear not having enough, losing what we have, not having what we want. We fear what will become of us and those that we care for. We fear what others think of us and what they don't think of us. We fear, fear, fear and therefore we are controllable through the manipulation of all that we fear. The present War on Terror is the War of Fear. No Fear, no control.”

Thinking Want War Enough Care Past Democracy Losing Terror Manipulation No Fear Fear Not War On Terror Past Present Past Present And Future

Author:David Icke

“Authority ought to be there only to serve its particular community by removing restrictions on freedom of expression and action under my golden rule of 'Do what you like so long as you don't impose it on others'. Authority's role should be in protecting the unwilling from the will of another. After that, they should push off and leave us alone.”

Should Long Action Community Roles Democracy Particular Expression Ought Authority Golden Restriction Unwilling Freedom Of Expression Golden Rule

Author:David Icke

“Envy is the basis of democracy.”

Democracy Bases Envy

Author:Bertrand Russell

“I do not admire 'the people,' as such. No one really does. Their folk wisdom is usually false, their instincts predatory. Even their sense of survival - so highly developed in the individual - goes berserk in the mass. A crowd is a fool.”

People Doe Individual Democracy Fool Survival Mass Instinct Folks Crowds Admire Predatory Berserk

Author:Gore Vidal

“If Voting Changed Anything They'd Abolish It”

Ifs Political Politics Democracy Changed Voting Abolish Democracies Have Voting And Democracy

Book:You Can't Say That: Memoirs

Source: You Can't Say That: Memoirs

“Democracy is necessarily despotism, as it establishes an executive power contrary to the general will; all being able to decide against one whose opinion may differ, the will of all is therefore not that of all: which is contradictory and opposite to liberty.”

May Able Liberty Opinion Democracy Opposites Contrary Executives Contradictory Despotism Executive Power

Book:Perpetual Peace

Source: Perpetual Peace

“Democracy is nothing but the Tyranny of Majorities, the most abominable tyranny of all, for it is not based on the authority of a religion, not upon the nobility of a race, not on the merits of talents and of riches. It merely rests upon numbers and hides behind the name of the people.”

People Names Numbers Race Behinds Democracy Talent Authority Majority Riches Tyranny Merit Nobility Tyranny Of The Majority

Author:Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

“I suspect that democracy is not viable in a technologically advanced society. Free people wield too much ability to destroy.”

People Ability Democracy Too Much Suspects

Author:Daniel Suarez

“Nothing to impede progress. If you want to see the fate of democracies, look out the windows.”

Ifs Want Looks Democracy Fate Progress Window

Author:House Peters, Jr.

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