Of course, there can be serious injustices within free societies.

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

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.

My theory is that security - also against terror - can only be accomplished through global democratization.

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.

It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America and Russia.

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