If you scare people enough, they will demand removal of freedom. This is the path to tyranny. - Elon Musk

" "

If you scare people enough, they will demand removal of freedom. This is the path to tyranny.

English
Collect this quote

About Elon Musk

Elon Reeve Musk (born 28 June 1971) is a South African-born entrepreneur and business magnate resident in the United States. He is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX; early-stage investor, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI; president of the Musk Foundation; and owner of X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, Inc. With an estimated net worth of about US$487.3 billion as of October 2025, Musk is the wealthiest person in the world according to the Bloomberg billionaires index and the Forbes real-time billionaires list.

Also Known As

Birth Name: Elon Reeve Musk
Alternative Names: Elon R. Musk • Elon R Musk
All quotes from Elon Musk Similar Quotes by other Originators
PREMIUM FEATURE
Advanced Search Filters

Filter search results by source, date, and more with our premium search tools.

Unlock Premium Filters

Additional quotes by Elon Musk

To paraphrase Voltaire, those who believe in absurdities can commit atrocities without ever thinking they’re doing anything wrong.

What would happen if there were an omnipotent AI that was trained to believe absurdities?

Grok is the only AI that is laser-focused on truth.
Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from
Find Similar
Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI

Add semantic quote search to your AI assistant via MCP. One command setup.

Set Up MCP