Hillary Clinton

You feel sometimes when you hear analysts and knowledgeable people talking about Iran that they fear so much about the survival of the regime, because deep down it's not a legitimate regime, it doesn't represent the will of the people, it's kind of morphed into kind of a military theocracy.

American Politician

Eliot Spitzer

When the United States was founded, the very idea of a nation premised on democratic principles of freedom and tolerance was viewed by the vast majority of the world as an experiment doomed to fail. Dictatorships, monarchies, and theocracies had for many centuries ruled the world.

American Lawyer

Orson Pratt

The kingdom of God is a theocracy. And as it is the only form of government which will redeem and save mankind, it is necessary that every soul should be rightly and thoroughly instructed in regard to its nature and general characteristics.

American Theologian

Peter Mullan

In bringing the subject of religious oppression to a wider audience, I didn't just want to kick the Catholic Church but to poke a finger in the throat of theocracy and to let it be known that people shouldn't tolerate this anymore.

Scottish Actor

Robert Reich

We do not want to live in a theocracy. We should maintain that barrier and government has no business telling someone what they ought to believe or how they should conduct their private lives.

American Economist

Ahmed Zewail

Secularism will not work in Egypt any more than theocracy. What will work is governance that is guided by the Islamic values of the majority with protection of the minority rights.

Egyptian Scientist

Laeta Kalogridis

The Handmaid's Tale' is not a book or show advocating enslaving women or creating a theocracy. It's not glorifying that. It's talking about what happens if that happens.

American Producer

Nick Clooney

No matter how many troops we have in place or how long they stay, we cannot impose a parliamentary democracy there any more than the insurgents can impose a theocracy.

Maajid Nawaz

Unity in faith is theocracy; unity in politics is fascism.

British Activist

Adnan Pachachi

Iraqi Politician

Understanding the history behind theocratic governments can clarify why and how they operated.

Historical Context

A theocracy blends political power with religious authority, making religious leaders key political figures.

Religious Influence

Modern theocracies are uncommon, but knowing a few examples helps illustrate the concept.

Modern Examples Rare

Recognize how a theocracy reflects the deeply entwined relationship between a nation's culture and religion.

Cultural Understanding

Laws in a theocracy often stem from or are heavily influenced by religious texts and doctrines.

Legal Implications

Be aware that individual rights in a theocracy might be different compared to secular nations.

Rights and Freedoms

 them as the Democratic Party but then the other parties ask them to vote for them as the military party wanting to rule by military dictatorship and then you have a third party saying vote for us we will establish a theocracy so democracy has become merely one

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 or a potato, which stands for a Tehran type of theocracies. And everybody was amazed when the refrigerator opened, and millions of young, mainly secular people stepped out to do the change. Guess what - they didn't watch the demographics.

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