Dictatorships foster oppression, dictatorships foster servitude, dictatorships foster cruelty; more abominable is the fact that they foster idiocy.
HumanityPoliticsDictatorshipFreedomIgnoranceOppressionPowerStupidity
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Dictatorships create not just oppression but also mental stagnation and ignorance.
- In plain terms
- Tyranny makes people stupid as well as enslaved.
- What can you take from it?
- Oppressive regimes destroy intellect.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do dictatorships cause stupidity?
- How to protect intellect?
Another view
Democracies can also foster ignorance.
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