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What's much harder is taking on people in your own community. ↗

— Jonathan Shapiro

#harder #much #own #people #taking

Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name. ↗

— Karl Shapiro

#grass #his #lastly #list #name

Just as the 99% of Soviet citizens who supported the Soviet regime in 1985 was no indication of what the people inside the USSR really thought, the army of true believers that we think we see in the Arab world is an illusion. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#arab world #army #believers #citizens #illusion

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

#arafat #because #could #deal #dictator

By helping readers understand these mechanics, I hope they will appreciate why freedom is for everyone, why it is essential for our security and why the free world plays a critically important role in advancing democracy around the globe. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#appreciate #around #critically #democracy #essential

Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. Therefore, they have a powerful incentive to keep their societies peaceful and prosperous. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#citizens #democratic #democratic leaders #dependent #failing

It is not surprising, then, that in the decade since Oslo began, Arafat used all the resources placed at his disposal to fan the flames of hatred against Israel. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#arafat #began #decade #disposal #fan

Japan is not a Western democracy. The Japanese have kept their traditions, culture and heritage, but they have joined the community of free nations. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#culture #democracy #free #free nations #heritage

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

#democracy #experience #fear #having #lived

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

— Natan Sharansky

#always #external #internal #maintain #mobilize