It is a hallmark of [[Dictatorship|dictatorships]] that they tend to suppress free speech, as they fear that their ideas ''will not'' stand up in the marketplace of ideas, and can only survive with an administrative crutch, or the forceful suppression of dissent.
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It is a hallmark of [[Dictatorship|dictatorships]] that they tend to suppress free speech, as they fear that their ideas ''will not'' stand up in the marketplace of ideas, and can only survive with an administrative crutch, or by the forceful suppression of dissent. Dictatorships tend to fall.<ref>See the article on the [[USSR]].</ref>