The all but unanimous judgment seems to be that we, the democracies, are just as responsible for the rise of the dictators as the dictatorships themselves, and perhaps more so.
Sometimes it's better to have a benign dictator than a dumb democracy, to be honest.
The power of every dictator has two main sources: His psychopathic mind and the support of the very easily deceivable ignorant masses!
I started understanding that my strength is my gentleness. A leader isn't a dictator, a leader is a servant.
I told all four [Congressional leaders] that there are going to be some times where we don't agree with each other, but that's OK. If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator.
I am an environmentalist. . . . I am for clean air.
I'm looking at them from above, because God put me there.
My face is sour. Maybe that's why they say I'm a dictator.
The planner is a potential dictator who wants to deprive all other people of the power to plan and act according to their own plans. He aims at one thing only: the exclusive absolute preeminence of his own plan.
Fashion designers are dictators of taste.
Being an author, is being a dictator. (in a good way)
Anywhere in the world, in every oppressive country, time sooner or later comes and libertarian people sing the same song: Goodbye Mr Dictator! This is a universal law, this is a universal song.
I didn't flee a dictator or swim an ocean to be an American like some do. I just thought long and hard about it.
Dictators are actually very fearful themselves. Even when they're asleep, they're afraid that others will take their powers away.
You can't become a dictator through checks and balances.
Hitler is no worse, nay better, in my opinion, than the other lugs. He makes the German mistake of being tactless, that's all.
Personally I prefer a liberal dictator to democratic government lacking liberalism.
Disregard for human beings is the first qualification of a dictator.
A free press is one that prints a dictator's speech but doesn't have to.
Joe Paterno was a dictator.