“The road to tyranny is paved with people telling you to stop questioning everything”

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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.

Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.

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Entry from February 17, 2024

“The road to tyranny is paved with people telling you to stop questioning everything”

“The road to tyranny is paved with people telling you to stop questioning everything” is a saying that has been printed on several images.

“The road to tyranny is paved with people telling you to stop questioning everything. Read that again” (shown on an image) was posted on Facebook by Jimmy Campbell on October 28, 2023. It’s not known who originated the saying.

Facebook
Jimmy Campbell
October 28, 2023 at 3:00 PM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
The road to tyranny is
paved with people telling
you to stop questioning
everything.
Read that again.

Facebook
Jjoe Ggaiti
October 30, 2023 at 9:28 PM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
The road to tyranny is
paved with people telling
you to stop questioning
everything.
Read that again.

Facebook
Jana Lasky Berglund
November 8, 2023 at 12:58 PM ·
The road to tyranny is paved with people telling you to stop questioning everything.
Read that again.
#AwakeNotWoke
#QuestionEverything

Facebook
Ralph Medina
November 10, 2023 at 11:42 AM ·
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
The road to tyranny is
paved with people telling
you to stop questioning
everything.

X/Twitter
ANTIZOG
@therealAntiZog
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
The road to tyranny is
paved with people telling
you to stop questioning
everything.
5:29 PM · Jan 31, 2024

X/Twitter
Rothmus 🏴
@Rothmus
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
The road to tyranny is
paved with people telling
you to stop questioning
everything.
3:51 PM · Feb 18, 2024

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