“Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked. A citizen who adapts in this way is teaching power what it can do.”
— Timothy Snyder. Levin Professor of History at Yale University. Author of *Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin* (2010).
https://lithub.com/resist-authoritarianism-by-refusing-to-obey-in-advance/
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