#free societies

Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is protected. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

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When we are unwilling to draw clear moral lines between free societies and fear societies, when we are unwilling to call the former good and the latter evil, we will not be able to advance the cause of peace because peace cannot be disconnected from freedom. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

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Of course, there can be serious injustices within free societies. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

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Monopoly controls have been the exception in free societies; they have been the rule in closed societies. ↗

— Lawrence Lessig

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It serves notice that President Bush is serious about promoting freedom, because free societies are a lot more peaceable than dictatorships and monarchies. ↗

— Tony Snow

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We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend. ↗

— Tony Snow

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