Here is a great quote from the December 24th issue of Time Magazine in its article, "The Guardians and the War on Truth". The article is by Karl Vick and he talks about Jamal Khashoggi and why he was marked for death by the Saudi regime. Although once a part of the regime he dared to speak out against governmental tyranny in the hope that people would be able to think for themselves:
" Such independence is no small thing. It marks the distinction between tyranny and democracy. And in a world where budding authoritarians have advanced by blurring the difference, there was a clarity in the spectacle of a tyrant's fury visited upon a man armed only with a pen. Because the strongmen of the world only look strong. All despots live in fear of their people. To see genuine strength, look to the spaces where individuals dare to describe what's going on in front of them."
" Such independence is no small thing. It marks the distinction between tyranny and democracy. And in a world where budding authoritarians have advanced by blurring the difference, there was a clarity in the spectacle of a tyrant's fury visited upon a man armed only with a pen. Because the strongmen of the world only look strong. All despots live in fear of their people. To see genuine strength, look to the spaces where individuals dare to describe what's going on in front of them."