They tried their best to find a place where I was isolated. But all the resources of a superpower cannot isolate the man who hears a voice of freedom….

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 fe….

As soon as people become a little less fearful, they will also begin demanding more freedom..

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

The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he….

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 latt….

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 aga….

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

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

In dictatorships you need courage to fight evil; in the free world you need courage to see evil..

Those who warned that Gorbachev was being put under too much pressure were wrong..

A simple way to determine whether the right to dissent in a particular society is being upheld is to apply the town square test: Can a person walk in….

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 tha….

Democratic leaders, whose power is ultimately dependent on popular support, are held accountable for failing to improve the lives of their citizens. ….

It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany, Italy….

The central premise behind Oslo was that if Arafat were given enough legitimacy, territory, weapons and money, he would use his power to fight terror….

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

The two most important things that can be done to promote democracy in the world is first, to bring moral clarity back to world affairs and second, t….

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 wi….

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

Believe me, the drug of freedom is universally potent..