To go again over the history of the struggle of resistance ... and to think 'Where are all these people today Where is the KGB' is very inspiring

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

To understand why dictators have a problem with making peace - or at least a genuine peace - the link between the nature of a regime and its external behavior must be understood.

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

The three main sources of scepticism are first, that not every people desires freedom second, that democracy in certain parts of the world would be dangerous and third, that there is little the world's democracies can do to advance freedom outside their countries.

Bush explained his fundamental concept to me, that freedom is not an American invention, but rather a gift from God to all people.

Free nations generally look for ways to deal with dictators amicably.