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> [Free nations generally look for ways to deal with dictators amicably.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/free-nations-generally-look-for-ways-to-deal-with-dictators-amicably/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

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> [To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/to-understand-why-dictators-have-a-problem-with-making-peace-or-at/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

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## Other authors on Dictators

- [Mona Eltahawy 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dictators/mona-eltahawy/)

## More by Natan Sharansky

> [The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/the-only-peace-that-can-be-made-with-a-dictator-is-once-that-must-be/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/democratic-leaders-whose-power-is-ultimately-dependent-on-popular/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [On the other hand, if the free world is concerned with how a new Palestinian leader governs, then the peace process will have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/on-the-other-hand-if-the-free-world-is-concerned-with-how-a-new/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [To go again over the history of the struggle of resistance ... and to think 'Where are all these people today Where is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/to-go-again-over-the-history-of-the-struggle-of-resistance-and-to/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [Those who warned that Gorbachev was being put under too much pressure were wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/those-who-warned-that-gorbachev-was-being-put-under-too-much-pressure/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [Unfortunately, little attention was paid to how Arafat ruled. In fact, some saw the harsh and repressive nature of Arafat's regime as actually bolstering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/unfortunately-little-attention-was-paid-to-how-arafat-ruled-in-fact/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/it-is-important-to-remember-that-some-of-the-most-serious-thinkers/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/will-dissent-be-permitted-the-answer-to-that-question-will-determine/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [When did America forget that it's America?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/when-did-america-forget-that-it-s-america/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [They tried their best to find a place where I was isolated. But all the resources of a superpower cannot isolate the man who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/they-tried-their-best-to-find-a-place-where-i-was-isolated-but-all/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/japan-is-not-a-western-democracy-the-japanese-have-kept-their/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/arafat-rejected-the-deal-because-as-a-dictator-who-had-directed-all/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [Of course, there can be serious injustices within free societies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/of-course-there-can-be-serious-injustices-within-free-societies/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [My theory is that security - also against terror - can only be accomplished through global democratization.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/my-theory-is-that-security-also-against-terror-can-only-be/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

> [Free nations generally look for ways to deal with dictators amicably.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/free-nations-generally-look-for-ways-to-deal-with-dictators-amicably/)

[Natan Sharansky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natan-sharansky/)

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