Free societies are societies in which the right of dissent is protected.

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

As soon as people become a little less fearful, they will also begin demanding more freedom.

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

The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he will need you as an enemy.

By focusing once and for all on helping the Palestinians build a free society, I have no doubt that an historic compromise between Israelis and Palestinians can be reached and that peace can prevail.

Just as the 99% of Soviet citizens who supported the Soviet regime in 1985 was no indication of what the people inside the USSR really thought, the army of true believers that we think we see in the Arab world is an illusion.