Natan Sharansky

The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator…

— Natan Sharansky

Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens.…

— Natan Sharansky

On the other hand, if the free world is concerned with how a new Palestinian leader governs, then the peace process will…

— Natan Sharansky

To go again over the history of the struggle of resistance ... and to think 'Where are all these people today Where…

— Natan Sharansky

Those who warned that Gorbachev was being put under too much pressure were wrong.

— 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…

— Natan Sharansky

It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures…

— Natan Sharansky

Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society.

— Natan Sharansky

When did America forget that it's America?

— Natan Sharansky

They tried their best to find a place where I was isolated. But all the resources of a superpower cannot isolate the…

— Natan Sharansky

Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of…

— Natan Sharansky

Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat…

— Natan Sharansky

Of course, there can be serious injustices within free societies.

— Natan Sharansky

My theory is that security - also against terror - can only be accomplished through global democratization.

— Natan Sharansky

Free nations generally look for ways to deal with dictators amicably.

— Natan Sharansky

The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will…

— Natan Sharansky

Only weeks after Oslo began, when nearly all the world and most of Israel was drunk with the idea of peace, I…

— Natan Sharansky

Imagine if the United States, in its war against Hitler, had said to Stalin: we don't want your support until you make…

— Natan Sharansky

The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power…

— Natan Sharansky

Non-democratic regimes always need to mobilize their people against external enemies in order to maintain internal stability.

— Natan Sharansky

When a man is afraid and accedes to fear, he will always find arguments to justify his own surrender.

— Natan Sharansky

“The Americans have their spies here, and we have our people over there. You, however, are not simply a spy. You’re a…

— Natan Sharansky

Believe me, the drug of freedom is universally potent.

— Natan Sharansky

I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free…

— Natan Sharansky

When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the…

— Natan Sharansky