Quote by Natan Sharansky
My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of demo

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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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 Palestinian society not constrained by democratic norms would be a fear society that would pose a grave threat to Israel. – Natan Sharansky

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Fear
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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. – Natan Sharansky

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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 dangerous and third, that there is little the worlds democracies can do to advance freedom outside their countries. – Natan Sharansky

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Where fear is, happiness is not. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Hope thou not much, and fear thou not at all. – Algernon Charles Swinburne

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I fear no man, no beast or evil, brother. – Hulk Hogan

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One thing about being successful is that I stopped being afraid of dying. Once youre a star youre dead already. Youre embalmed. – Dustin Hoffman

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