Banned Quote by Natan Sharansky Download Open image “In contrast, fear societies are societies in which dissent is banned.” — Natan Sharansky ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Banned Contrast Dissent Dissent Banned Fear Fear Societies Societies Societies Dissent Which
People may believe that there can be a society where dissent is not permitted, but which is nonetheless not a fear society because everyone… — Natan Sharansky Copy Share Image
The degree to which fear now becomes an organizing principle of society is enormous compared to what it was like in the past. — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Much more prevalent than physical fear is the fear of criticism, rejection, and verbal opposition. — Derek A. Cuthbert Copy Share Image
Societies on this planet are based upon fear, not upon love. The strong dominate the weak. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The politics of fear are always the same. They are easily recognisable in retrospect. They are easy to acquiesce in at the time. — Naomi Alderman Copy Share Image
Our fears and taboos are largely social conditions imposed upon us by the ruling powers in order to keep us opressed. They manipulate us… — Kathy Change Copy Share Image
“Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. Fear of imprisonment, fear… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Fear never wrote a symphony or poem, negotiated a peace treaty, or cured a disease. Fear never pulled a family out of poverty or… — Max Lucado 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
Former social media user who got sick of it all when I was banned at Digg in 2007. Now Im back. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Political correctness is a major defect of the western ethos. Some Western countries have even passed blasphemy laws that would put you in legal… — Ali Sina Copy Share Image
Our main agenda is to have all guns banned of course. We must use whatever means possible. It doesn't matter if you have to… — Sarah Brady Copy Share Image
I tried to go to Kosovo to establish a statue to commemorate those who died during the wars, and to discuss moving on, so… — Ivica Dacic Copy Share Image
Nonsmokers should be banned from buying any product a smoker created. — Joe Strummer Copy Share Image
One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards,… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
East Germany was so total in its totalitarianism that everything was banned which wasn't compulsory. — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
I wanted to live with the ****ing manta rays, but they banned me from Sea World. — Thom Yorke Copy Share Image
The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned. — Cobi Jones Copy Share Image
As an author, you go into the school, it gets written about in the paper. It sucks that your book was banned, but you… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image