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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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The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will embrace you. – Natan Sharansky

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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. – Natan Sharansky

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Fear
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How very little can be done under the spirit of fear. – Florence Nightingale

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By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown. – Samuel Daniel

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I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances. – Robert Fulghum

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It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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