Quote by Natan Sharansky
People may believe that there can be a society where dissent is no

People may believe that there can be a society where dissent is not permitted, but which is nonetheless not a fear society because everyone agrees with one another and therefore no one wants to dissent. – 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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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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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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There is no such thing as perpetual tranquillity of mind while we live here because life itself is but motion, and can never be without desire, nor without fear, no more than without sense. – Thomas Hobbes

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I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him. – Saint Teresa of Avila

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Theres no reason for the establishment to fear me. But it has every right to fear the people collectively – I am one with the people. – Huey Newton

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That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably dont show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else. – Steve Irwin

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