Lakhdar Brahimi

Iraq is a country that has been invaded. It's not a failing state that you want to help. It's a country that was functioning good or bad, with a horrible dictator, but you have invaded.

Algerian Public Servant

Natan Sharansky

To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.

Russian Writer

Colin Powell

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.

American Statesman

George W. Bush

We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.

American President

Isabella Rossellini

But I don't really see myself as a role model. I'm not a dictator, or someone who wants to be adored!

Italian Actress

J. Michael Straczynski

No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.

American Producer

Richard Griffiths

If I were dictator, I'd have a catch-all crime of disrespect.

English Actor

Andre Villas-Boas

I'm no dictator. I encourage freedom of choice in football.

Portuguese Businessman

Lee Hyeon-seo

History has proved that dictators can't last forever.

South Korean Writer

Tom Malinowski

Corruption empowers and enriches dictators.

Dictator has a negative meaning, suggesting oppression and lack of freedom.

Negative Connotation

Today, 'dictator' is generally used for leaders who've seized power, not elected ones.

Current Usage

Dictators often use force or manipulation to maintain control over a nation.

Forced Leadership

Originally, the Roman dictator was a legal role during emergencies, not tyrannical.

Roman Origin

In ancient times, a dictator's rule was meant to be short-lived only for crises.

Temporary Position

The term is mainly used in historical or academic discussions, not modern politics.

Academic Context

 please do it peacefully. This is not just philosophy or morality. A lot of studies have shown that it's the peaceful protests that are more successful at challenging these would-be dictators and reversing coup attempts. It's the peaceful ones, why? Because when the protests turn violent,

What if a US presidential...

 There are risks to be taken, and there are living people who are winning the struggle. Well, the million-dollar question. What will happen in the Arab world? And though young people from the Arab world were pretty successful in bringing down three dictators, shaking the region,

Srdja Popovic: How to...

 didn't know about international development is that the developing world is actually subsidizing us for every dollar that the developing world gets in aid ten dollars flow out into tax havens and international banks because of elicit dictator spending they hide their

What is international...

 Kenya's poor are five times more likely to be shot dead by the police who are meant to protect them than by criminals. This was reinforced by the political climate of the day. We had a president, Moi, who was a dictator. He ruled the country with an iron fist,

Boniface Mwangi: The day...

 in our souls, which determine our roles in life. Some thinkers have gone on to credit the idea of the noble lie as a prototype for 20th century propaganda, and the philosopher king as inspiration for the dictators that used them. Should a few bad ideas

Plato’s best (and worst)...

 it's not a kind of dictator that that spies on your brain but you have all these corporations and maybe all these government agencies which are monitoring what's happening inside your body i mean what does it mean to live in a world

Yuval Noah Harari...

 and the dictator has ensured they can't learn their own eye color. There are no reflective surfaces, all water is in opaque containers, and most importantly, they're not allowed to communicate among themselves.

Can you solve the...

 Statues were built, temples were dedicated, and a whole month was renamed, still called July today. More importantly, the title of dictator, meant to grant temporary emergency powers in wartime,

The great conspiracy...

 don't grow because the rain doesn't fall you have no protection no future here so you're tortured by a dictator you have certain rights if i've been driven out of my country by

Climate Change and the...

 people told me that he was actually a dictator, he had cars, many, many resorts, and he had an ultraluxurious life. And then I remember looking at a picture of him,