I am optimistic that peace can be achieved in the region because I believe that every society on earth can be free and that if freedom comes to the Middle East, there can be peace.

When a man is afraid and accedes to fear, he will always find arguments to justify his own surrender.

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

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

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 that society is a free society. If not, it is a fear society.

The message of the free world to any potential Palestinian leadership should be a simple one: Embrace democratic reform and we will embrace you.

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 and make peace with Israel.