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Natan Sharansky

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

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

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"In contrast, fear societies are societies in which dissent is banned."

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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 prospects for peace."

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

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"Can someone within that society walk into the town square and say what they want without fear of being punished for his or her views? If so, then that society is a free society. If not, it is a fear society."

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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 in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society."

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