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

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

“Will dissent be permitted? The answer to that question will determine whether the society is a free society or a fear society.”

“In contrast, fear societies are societies in which dissent is banned.”

“Dissident Natan Sharansky writes that there are two kinds of states -- "fear societies" and "free societies," two kinds of consciousness. The consciousness derived of oppression is despairing, fatalistic, and fearful of inquiry. It is mistrustful of the self and forced to trust external authority. It is premised on a dearth of self-respect. It is cramped.In contrast, the consciousness of freedom is one of expansiveness, trust of the self, and hope. It is a consciousness of limitless inquiry. It builds up in a citizen a wealth of self-respect.”