Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
When a man is afraid and accedes to fear, he will always find arguments to justify his own surrender. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Only weeks after Oslo began, when nearly all the world and most of Israel was drunk with the idea of peace, I… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
In contrast, fear societies are societies in which dissent is banned. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Can someone within that society walk into the town square and say what they want without fear of being punished for his… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
People may believe that there can be a society where dissent is not permitted, but which is nonetheless not a fear society… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
I have no doubt that given a real choice, the vast majority of Muslims and Arabs, like everyone else will choose a… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
A simple way to determine whether the right to dissent in a particular society is being upheld is to apply the town… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
On the other hand, if the free world is concerned with how a new Palestinian leader governs, then the peace process will have a… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
To go again over the history of the struggle of resistance ... and to think 'Where are all these people today Where is the… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Those who warned that Gorbachev was being put under too much pressure were wrong. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
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… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany,… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
They tried their best to find a place where I was isolated. But all the resources of a superpower cannot isolate the man who… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations. — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
