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When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the former good and…
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The three main sources of scepticism are first, that not every people desires freedom second, that democracy in certain parts of the world would be…
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People may believe that there can be a society where dissent is not permitted, but which is nonetheless not a fear society because everyone agrees…
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Of course, there can be serious injustices within free societies.
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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…
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They tried their best to find a place where I was isolated. But all the resources of a superpower cannot isolate the man who hears…
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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 the…
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I have no doubt that given a real choice, the vast majority of Muslims and Arabs, like everyone else will choose a free society over…
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This scepticism is the same scepticism I heard a generation ago in the USSR when few thought that a democratic transformation behind the iron curtain…
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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…
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The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will embrace you.
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To go again over the history of the struggle of resistance ... and to think 'Where are all these people today Where is the KGB'…
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I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if…
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It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to fan the flames…
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The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight terror…
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Only weeks after Oslo began, when nearly all the world and most of Israel was drunk with the idea of peace, I argued that a…
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Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed all his energies toward strengthening the Palestinians hatred toward Israel, Arafat could not afford…
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Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations.
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My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived…
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On the other hand, if the free world is concerned with how a new Palestinian leader governs, then the peace process will have a real…
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