“There's a tradition in the history of dissent in authoritarian countri...” — Evan Osnos Quote

“There's a tradition in the history of dissent in authoritarian countries of a certain kind of dissident, and their form of dissent is to live their lives as normally as possible.”

“In Chinese, there are an impressive number of ways to describe saying nothing at all.”

“In Beijing, we talk about air purifiers the way that teenage boys talk about cars.”

“However vain our entire political class or organizations are, in the name of cynicism we cannot bend towards authoritarian populism.”

“I am the first authoritarian government elected to become a dictator and then resigning as a dictator. So this is the first dictator in the world who has resigned while still quite healthy.”

“The Conservative party, like many others, is constantly grappling with issues of community cohesion and how you can express your core values without becoming authoritarian and over-prescriptive.”