The Case For Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and TerrorNatan Sharansky believes that the truest expression of democracy is the ability to stand in the middle of a town square and express one's views without fear of imprisonment. He should know. A dissident in the USSR, Sharansky was jailed for nine years for challenging Soviet policies. During that time he reinforced his moral conviction that democracy is essential to both protecting human rights and maintaining global peace and security. Sharansky was catapulted onto the Israeli political stage in 1996. In the last eight years, he has served as a minister in four different Israeli cabinets, including a stint as Deputy Prime Minister, playing a key role in government decision making from the peace negotiations at Wye to the war against Palestinian terror. In his views, he has been as consistent as he has been stubborn: Tyranny, whether in the Soviet Union or the Middle East, must always be made to bow before democracy. Drawing on a lifetime of experience of democracy and its absence, Sharansky believes that only democracy can safeguard the well-being of societies. For Sharansky, when it comes to democracy, politics is not a matter of left and right, but right and wrong. This is a passionately argued book from a man who carries supreme moral authority to make the case he does here: that the spread of democracy everywhere is not only possible, but also essential to the survival of our civilization. His argument is sure to stir controversy on all sides; this is arguably the great issue of our times. |
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... efforts to help Iraqis build a free society have suffered numerous setbacks and have met considerable opposition. A year ago, those who had fiercely criticized the wisdom of promoting democracy in the Middle East fell silent in the face ...
... efforts to help Iraqis build a free society have suffered numerous setbacks and have met considerable opposition. A year ago, those who had fiercely criticized the wisdom of promoting democracy in the Middle East fell silent in the face ...
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... efforts to advance peace and security in the world. Promoting peace and security is fundamentally connected to promoting freedom and democracy. As I learned from my teacher Andrei Sakharov, the world cannot depend on leaders who do not ...
... efforts to advance peace and security in the world. Promoting peace and security is fundamentally connected to promoting freedom and democracy. As I learned from my teacher Andrei Sakharov, the world cannot depend on leaders who do not ...
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... efforts to bring parties together all over the world, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As for human rights, he turned them into a banner during his first presidential campaign, and in doing so, upgraded the struggle of all ...
... efforts to bring parties together all over the world, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As for human rights, he turned them into a banner during his first presidential campaign, and in doing so, upgraded the struggle of all ...
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... Efforts by the West to “impose” its values on the Soviets were considered completely unrealistic. The Soviets may not have been the ideal partner, but they were seen as strong and going nowhere. Confrontation, it was believed, would ...
... Efforts by the West to “impose” its values on the Soviets were considered completely unrealistic. The Soviets may not have been the ideal partner, but they were seen as strong and going nowhere. Confrontation, it was believed, would ...
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... effort to hold off the historically inevitable collapse of a wicked system based on an evil philosophy.”2 Instead, Fulbright offered insight into how the “détente school,” in which he included himself, understood the changes that were ...
... effort to hold off the historically inevitable collapse of a wicked system based on an evil philosophy.”2 Instead, Fulbright offered insight into how the “détente school,” in which he included himself, understood the changes that were ...
Contents
A Free Society and a Fear Society | |
Dognat Y Peregnat | |
Mission Possible | |
From Helsinki to Oslo | |
The Battle for Moral Clarity | |
A Missed Opportunity | |
Conclusion | |
NOTES | |
Acknowledgements | |
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