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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... party. For me, however, its effect would prove highly subversive. What left a lasting impression was not the content of the criticism but the very fact that people outside the Soviet Union were free to criticize their own government ...
... party. For me, however, its effect would prove highly subversive. What left a lasting impression was not the content of the criticism but the very fact that people outside the Soviet Union were free to criticize their own government ...
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... parties flourishes, and allegiances are often based on a single common principle or purpose that struggles against a competing point of view. Though generally healthy for a society, this competition can be quite dangerous if we lose ...
... parties flourishes, and allegiances are often based on a single common principle or purpose that struggles against a competing point of view. Though generally healthy for a society, this competition can be quite dangerous if we lose ...
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... 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 dissidents around the ...
... 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 dissidents around the ...
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... party, Yisrael Ba'aliyah, made clear, there could be “no integration without representation.” Since another leader of our party, Yuli Edelstein, was a Soviet dissident who had served three years in prison, we also thought we had a ...
... party, Yisrael Ba'aliyah, made clear, there could be “no integration without representation.” Since another leader of our party, Yuli Edelstein, was a Soviet dissident who had served three years in prison, we also thought we had a ...
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... party received seven seats in the Israeli Knesset, and three years later, it won six seats. By 2003, our Knesset faction had shrunk to two. Despite this dwindling support, I felt a deep satisfaction that our party had achieved its aims ...
... party received seven seats in the Israeli Knesset, and three years later, it won six seats. By 2003, our Knesset faction had shrunk to two. Despite this dwindling support, I felt a deep satisfaction that our party had achieved its aims ...
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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