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"To go again over the history of the struggle of resistance ... and to think 'Where are all these people today? Where is the KGB?' is very inspiring," 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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"If he will succeed, if terror will be stopped, then no doubt the road to peace will be open," Natan Sharansky
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"It's better to have a clear plan -- even if it will mean that he will lose some of the support on the right or the left -- than to have no plan, and as a result constantly to risk (losing) the support of everybody." Natan Sharansky
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"Terrorists will turn any concession into a weapon against us. It will happen again and again and again." Natan Sharansky
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"They said they had no preference and that they would not repeat the mistakes of those who tried to interfere with Israel elections in the past." Natan Sharansky
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"Democracy isn't hocus-pocus; it's a process. An election between a terrorist organization that wants to destroy the state of Israel and a corrupt dictatorship that does not care about helping its own people is not democracy. The results of the election were clean but it has nothing to do with democracy." Natan Sharansky
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"Bibi Netanyahu believes our people are strong. We will be ready for painful concessions but only when and if we have a partner we can live together with, who also wants to live in peace." Natan Sharansky
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"If the agreement will be based on the transfer of tens of thousands of Jews, if the agreement will be based on concessions on Jerusalem, no doubt this agreement has no chance to win the support of the Israeli people," Natan Sharansky
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"the times of a communist dictator." Natan Sharansky
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"It will be very difficult to have such serious discussions or fruitful discussions with the atmosphere of elections because, of course, those decisions will become part of the political issues for the electoral debate," Natan Sharansky
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"The prime minister is traveling without trying to make consensus here. I prefer to be with the majority." Natan Sharansky
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"If the U.S. or the Palestinians think we will give up Jerusalem, they are wrong." Natan Sharansky
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"I think we are coming very close to the point where the major decisions have to be made, ... There are still some very serious issues that have to be resolved. I do hope that in the next week, or something like this, a breakthrough will be made." Natan Sharansky
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"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
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"Because of human diversity - different tastes, ambitions, interests, backgrounds, experiences, etc. - differences of opinion will be inevitable." Natan Sharansky
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"Believe me, the drug of freedom is universally potent." Natan Sharansky
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"But by having a right to dissent and having institutions which protect that right, free societies also have mechanisms to correct those abuses." Natan Sharansky
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"By focusing once and for all on helping the Palestinians build a free society, I have no doubt that an historic compromise between Israelis and Palestinians can be reached and that peace can prevail." Natan Sharansky
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"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
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"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
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