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“Now we can see why nondemocratic regimes imperil the security of the world. They stay in power by controlling their populations. This control invariably requires an increasing amount of repression. To justify this repression and maintain internal stability, external enemies must be manufactured.”

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Natan Sharansky livre The Case for Democracy

Page 88.
The Case for Democracy (2004, with Ron Dermer)

“Freedom's skeptics must understand that the democracy that hates you is less dangerous than the dictator who loves you. Indeed, it is the absence of democracy that represents the real threat to peace.”

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Natan Sharansky livre The Case for Democracy

Page 95.
The Case for Democracy (2004, with Ron Dermer)

“The State of Israel is a national home for the entire Jewish people and it is clear to me that there is no dispute between any party or Zionist movement, while the nation-state law was originally intended to reinforce this principle, the most recent amendments to it are of great concern because they drive a wedge between Jews in Israel and in the Diaspora.”

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In a letter to Amir Ohan about the Clause 7B of the Basic Law proposal: Israel as the Nation-State of the Jewish People, as quoted in Sharansky: Jewish state bill will ‘drive a wedge’ between Israel and Diaspora https://www.timesofisrael.com/sharansky-jewish-state-bill-will-drive-a-wedge-between-israel-and-diaspora/ (11 July 2018) by Raoul Wootliff, The Times of Israel.

“A lack of moral clarity is also the tragedy that has befallen efforts to advance peace and security in the world. Promoting peace and security is fundamentally connected to promoting freedom and democracy.”

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Natan Sharansky livre The Case for Democracy

Preface, page xix.
The Case for Democracy (2004, with Ron Dermer)

“The conviction that freedom is a universal desire is not the property of any political camp. … Yet those who hold it remain a precious few, outnumbered many times over by the skeptics who don't.”

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Natan Sharansky livre The Case for Democracy

Pages 18-19.
The Case for Democracy (2004, with Ron Dermer)

“The free world should not wait for dictatorial regimes to consent to reform.”

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Natan Sharansky livre The Case for Democracy

Page 278.
The Case for Democracy (2004, with Ron Dermer)