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> [Just as the 99% of Soviet citizens who supported the Soviet regime in 1985 was no indication of what the people inside the USSR really thought, the army of true believers that we think we see in the Arab world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natan-sharansky/just-as-the-99-of-soviet-citizens-who-supported-the-soviet-regime-in/)

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

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## 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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