Quote by Natan Sharansky
Arafat rejected the deal because, as a dictator who had directed a

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 to make peace. – Natan Sharansky

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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. – Natan Sharansky

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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 regime and its external behavior must be understood. – Natan Sharansky

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The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he will need you as an enemy. – Natan Sharansky

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The peace movement is a great force for peace. Some of the worlds most quarrelsome people act out their aggressions through the peace movement. – John McCarthy

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There really can be no peace without justice. There can be no justice without truth. And there can be no truth, unless someone rises up to tell you the truth. – Louis Farrakhan

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Peace goes into the making of a poem as flour goes into the making of bread. – Pablo Neruda

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Now people all across America are starting to believe in America again. We are coming back, back to the heights of greatness, back to Americas proud role as a temple of justice and a champion of peace. – Theodore C. Sorensen

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