Rick Perlstein

Conservatism is, among many other things, a culture. The most important glue binding it together is a shared sense of cultural grievance - the conviction, uniting conservatives high and low, theocratic and plutocratic, neocon and paleocon, that someone, somewhere is looking down their noses at them with a condescending sneer.

American Historian

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Pakistan is not going to be a theocratic State - to be ruled by priests with a divine mission. We have many non-Muslims - Hindus, Christians, and Parsis - but they are all Pakistanis. They will enjoy the same rights and privileges as any other citizens and will play their rightful part in the affairs of Pakistan.

Pakistani Politician

Noah Feldman

In politics, Joseph Smith was something of a radical. He preached, instead of democracy, a version of theocratic rule within a framework given by his own prophetic leadership. At Nauvoo, Smith affected a Napoleonic uniform and made himself into a general and quasi king of the polity he had constituted.

American Author

Dennis Prager

Hamas is a terrorist organization dedicated to annihilating the Jewish state. It runs a theocratic totalitarian state in Gaza, with no individual liberty, and no freedom of speech or press.

American Journalist

Gene Robinson

When you claim to have the truth, as opposed to the truth as you perceive it, then you move us toward a theocratic view of government.

American Clergyman

Maajid Nawaz

Academic institutions in Britain have been infiltrated for years by dangerous theocratic fantasists. I should know: I was one of them.

British Activist

Pankaj Mishra

The French Revolution actualised the Enlightenment's greatest intellectual breakthrough: detaching the political from the theocratic.

Indian Novelist

Mohammed Morsi

Egypt now is a real civil state. It is not theocratic, it is not military. It is democratic, free, constitutional, lawful and modern.

Egyptian Politician

Bassem Youssef

Theocratic and military authorities share one thing: they have no sense of humour.

Egyptian Entertainer

Indicates priests have political power, not just spiritual.

Powerful Clergy

Emphasizes rule by religious figures, not elected officials.

Not Democratic

Suggests legitimacy is derived from a deity, not people.

God's Authority

Highlights that civil codes are based on sacred texts.

Religious Laws

Points out the absence of a separation between church and state.

Not Secular

Implies religious leaders have a direct role in daily life choices.

Clergy Guidance

Religious leaders are seen as ultimate moral authorities.

Moral Authority

 Alright, lets turn to Iran. Let me make three important predictions -- you can check this out, time will tell. What is Iran going to do about its nuclear weapons program? How secure is the theocratic regime in Iran? What's its future?

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita...

 has staged a military coup and established a theocratic government in the United States. The regime theoretically restricts everyone, but in practice a few men have structured Gilead so they have all the power,