"Make sure you are talking to people and doing something. The logic of “move fast and break things,” like the logic of all coups, is to gain quick dramatic successes that deter and demoralize and create the impression of inevitability. Nothing is inevitable. Do not be alone and do not be dismayed. Find someone who is doing something you admire and join them."    - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"Be active in organizations, political or not, that express your own view of life. Pick a charity or two and set up autopay. Then you will have made a free choice that supports civil society and helps others to do good."    - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"Either go deep, particularly on an issue of democracy, and corruption ... or go deep on the things that really affect people's pocketbooks." - Senator Elissa Slotkin.

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"Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them."    - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"It is institutions that help us to preserve decency. They need our help as well. Do not speak of "our institutions" unless you make them yours by acting on their behalf. Institutions do not protect themselves. They fall one after the other unless each is defended from the beginning. So choose an institution you care about -- a court, a newspaper, a law, a labor union -- and take its side." - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"When political leaders set a negative example, professional commitments to just practice become more important. It is hard to subvert a rule-of-law state without lawyers, or to hold show trials without judges. Authoritarians need obedient civil servants, and concentration camp directors seek businessmen interested in cheap labor."   - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"Figure things out for yourself. Spend more time with long articles. Subsidize investigative journalism by subscribing to print media. Realize that some of what is on the internet is there to harm you. Learn about sites that investigate propaganda campaigns (some of which come from abroad). Take responsibility for what you communicate with others."    - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"The symbols of today enable the reality of tomorrow. Notice the swastikas and the other signs of hate. Do not look away, and do not get used to them. Remove them yourself and set an example for others to do so."  - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"Someone has to. It is easy to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease, there is no freedom. Remember Rosa Parks. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."   - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"Avoid pronouncing the phrases everyone else does. Think up your own way of speaking, even if only to convey that thing you think everyone is saying. Make an effort to separate yourself from the internet. Read books."    - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

“Authoritarians see fact, truth, history, science and law as rival systems of information and power that they must vanquish so that they alone can rule. One way we resist and check that power is by holding onto and speaking up about fact, truth, history, science and law, as well as preserving our independence of mind and pursuing good sources of information and analysis outside the propaganda hose.” - Rebecca Solnit, Welcome to Meditations in an Emergency

"Nastier rulers will use what they know about you to push you around. Scrub your computer of malware on a regular basis. Remember that email is skywriting. Consider using alternative forms of the internet, or simply using it less. Have personal exchanges in person. For the same reason, resolve any legal trouble. Tyrants seek the hook on which to hang you. Try not to have hooks."    - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"Set a good example of what America means for the generations to come. They will need it."    - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"If none of us is prepared to die for freedom, then all of us will die under tyranny."    - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

"If you carry a weapon in public service, may God bless you and keep you. But know that evils of the past involved policemen and soldiers finding themselves, one day, doing irregular things. Be ready to say no."   - Timothy Snyder, On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The Twenieth Century

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