Mistrust Quotes

“The ascent of strongmen in India, Brazil, Hungary, and Poland reminds us that democracy is fragile, easily crushed. The “illiberal democracies” that have taken over in these countries no longer pretend to seek dialogue or compromise with their political opponents. They’ve embraced tribalism on a national scale and see their opponents not as fellow citizens but as enemies of the state. Ominously, their examples warn free people elsewhere that the fall from a liberal democracy to an illiberal one can be swift and unexpected.”
― Ethan Zuckerman, Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them