Line #27 Quotes/PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny


1	!!{{Film}} -- Live-Action
2	->''"Oh Horn of Plenty!\
3	A Horn of Plenty for us all!\
4	And when we raised the cry,\
5	The brave did heed the call,\
6	And we shall never falter"''
7	-->--Panem Anthem, ''Film/TheHungerGames''
8
9	->''"This is the land of opportunity. The opportunity to [[BaitAndSwitchComment turn yourself in.]]"''
10	-->--'''Gen. William Devereaux''', ''Film/TheSiege''
11
12	->''"Every faction in Africa calls themselves by these noble names: Liberation-this, Patriotic-that, Democratic Republic of something-or-other. I guess they can't own up to what they usually are: "Federation of Worse Oppressors Than the Last Bunch of Oppressors."''
13	-->-- '''Yuri Orlov''', ''Film/LordOfWar''
14
15	->''"Good morning, honorable Members of the Council, esteemed visitors, Mr. Leader of the Opposition...\
16	[cut to shot of [[DeadGuyOnDisplay a hanged person]]]"''
17	-->-- '''The Mayor of Sodom''', ''Film/ThisIsSodom''
18
19	!!{{Literature}}
20	->Ankh-Morpork had dallied with many forms of government and had ended up with that form of democracy known as One Man, One Vote. The Patrician was the Man; he had the Vote.
21	-->-- ''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Mort]]''
22
23	->Korell is that frequent phenomenon in history: the republic whose ruler has every attribute of the absolute monarch but the name. It therefore enjoyed the usual despotism unrestrained even by those two moderating influences in the legitimate monarchies: regal 'honor' and court etiquette.
24	-->--''Literature/TheMerchantPrinces''
25
26	->Sub-Saharan Africa's largest nation has grown more oppressive over the decades, and its name has kept pace.
27	-->[[UsefulNotes/DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo Congo]]. Lies in name: 0. Oppression level: bloody.\
28	Republic of the Congo. Lies in name: 1. Oppression level: sadistic.\
29	Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lies in name: 2. Oppression level: inhuman.\
30	People's Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lies in name: 3. Oppression level: genocidal.\
31	[[Music/{{REM}} Shiny Happy People's]] Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lies in name: 5. Oppression level: [[DontAskJustRun hide]].
32	-->-- ''Literature/AmericaTheBook''
33
34	->The old Baron had decreed a meridian-to-meridian rest from labors, and effort had been spent in the family city of Harko to create the illusion of gaiety: banners flew from buildings, new paint had been splashed on the walls along Court Way. But off the main way, Count Fenring and his lady noted the rubbish heaps, the scabrous brown walls reflected in the dark puddles of the streets, and the furtive scurrying of the people.
35	-->--''Literature/{{Dune}}''
36
37	->'''Watzman:''' If the uprising were successful and the UsefulNotes/{{Palestin\|e}}ians received their state, what kind of government would it have?
38	->'''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine PFLP]] Members:''' A democracy.
39	->'''Watzman:''' All the signs are that if elections were held today, Arafat's Fatah party would win.
40	->'''PFLP:''' That's fine, if that's what the people decide.
41	->'''Watzman:''' Okay, Fatah wins. A few years later, there's another election, and you guys win. What happens then?
42	->'''PFLP:''' If that is what the people decide, welcome.
43	->'''Watzman:''' Then a few years later, you have another election--
44	->'''PFLP:''' Oh no, then there won't be any more elections.
45	->'''Watzman:''' Why not?
46	->'''PFLP:''' Because once the people have chosen correctly, there's no need for elections anymore.
47	-->-- ''Company C'', an autobiography by UsefulNotes/{{Israel}}i soldier Haim Watzman
48
49	!!LiveActionTV
50	->''(Discussing the UsefulNotes/DemocraticRepublicOfTheCongo)''
51	->'''Creator/JimmyCarr:''' Anything with "Democratic" in the name tends not to be at all, as a rule.
52	->'''Creator/StephenFry:''' Absolutely. Same with "People's Republic".
53	->'''Jimmy Carr:''' If they were going to call it the "Fascist Junta of"...
54	->'''Stephen Fry:''' You'd respect them, wouldn't you? Truth-telling.
55	->'''Jimmy Carr:''' You would! I'd let them in the [[UsefulNotes/UnitedNations UN]]!
56	-->-- ''Series/{{QI}}'' ("Arthropods")
57
58	->''"'Coalition.' 'Alliance.' It all sounds so reasonable, but what you've described is the behaviour of urban street thugs."''
59	-->--'''Capt. Picard''', ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' ("Legacy")
60
61	!!{{Music}}
62	->''But somehow it is strange to hear the State Department say\
63	You are living in the free world, in the free world [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar you must stay]]''
64	-->--'''Music/PhilOchs''', "Ballad of William Worthy"
65
66	!!{{Theatre}}
67	->''"Now Fatherland, Fatherland, show us the sign\
68	Your children have waited to see!\
69	The morning will come\
70	When [[UsefulNotes/NaziGermany the world is mine]]\
71	Tomorrow belongs to me!"''
72	-->--''{{Theatre/Cabaret}}'', "Tomorrow Belongs to Me"
73
74	!!WebVideo
75	->''Now let's stroll through the heavens like aristo-mo-crats\
76	To the sound of white supremacists in fancy blue hats\
77	Yes, the segregated toilets, how they shine like the sun\
78	Ain't freedom grand? Ain't we got fun?''
79	-->--'''Music/BrentalFloss,''' "The VideoGame/BioshockInfinite Song"
80
81	!!!RealLife
82	->''[[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution As a nation, we began]] by declaring that "all men are created equal." We now practically read it "all men are created equal, except Negroes." When the Know-Nothings get control, it will read "all men are created equal, except Negroes, foreigners, and Catholics." When it comes to this I should prefer emigrating to some country where they make no pretense of loving liberty — to [[UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia Russia]], for instance, where despotism can be taken pure, and without the base alloy of hypocrisy.''
83	-->--'''UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln'''
84
85	->''I had seen little evidence that [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn the USSR]] was progressing towards anything that one could truly call UsefulNotes/{{Socialism}}. On the contrary, I was struck by clear signs of its transformation into a hierarchical society, in which the rulers have no more reason to give up their power than any other ruling class.''
86	-->--'''Creator/GeorgeOrwell'''
87
88	->''The spade is your pen, the rice field your paper.''
89	-->--Maoist slogan appropriated by the [[{{UsefulNotes/Cambodia}} Khmer Rouge]]
90
91	->Citizens shall have freedom of speech, press, assembly, demonstration, and association. The state shall guarantee conditions for the free activities of democratic political parties and social organizations.
92	-->--''Article 67, Chapter VII of the Constitution of the [[UsefulNotes/NorthKorea Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea]]''
93
94	->''...UsefulNotes/NorthKorea is trying to build up its tourism by showcasing its "natural beauty". Considering the nation's near total lack of development, it has [[BadNewsInAGoodWay many natural wonders.]]''
95	-->--''Rational Wiki''
96
97	->''"Well, you know, I've always thought that the PLO is the most corrupt and incompetent Third World movement I've ever seen. I mean, they've always ''presented'' themselves as revolutionaries waving around guns, [[Creator/KarlMarx Marx]], etc.--but they're basically conservative nationalists, and they always ''were'' conservative nationalists. The rest was all pretense."''
98	-->--'''Noam Chomsky''' on Yasser Arafat, ''Understanding Power''
99
100	->''"The difference between a republic and a people's republic is a lot like the difference between a jacket and a straitjacket."''
101	-->-- '''UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan'''

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