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It is a paradox that every dictator has climbed to power on the ladder of free speech. Immediately on attaining power each dictator has suppressed all free speech except his own.

We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy.

Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.

Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately.

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

Once people sense their own power, no authoritarian government can stand against the people who are determined to be free.

Freedom of expression is not absolute. Countries have laws that define the framework for exercising this right and which, for instance, condemn racist language.

Dictatorship and authentic literature are incompatible... The writer is the natural enemy of dictatorship.

We won't tolerate abuses and crimes made every day in the name of freedom of speech. That is freedom of extortion and blackmail.

When it comes to tyrants, dictators and terrorists, strength and the threat of force is the only language they understand.