Famous quote by Natan Sharansky

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

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

- Natan Sharansky

About this Quote

In this quote, Natan Sharansky is posturing a sixty-four-thousand-dollar question about the nature of a society. He is asking whether dissent, or the expression of differing viewpoints and beliefs, will be permitted. According to Sharansky, the answer to this question is what ultimately identifies whether a society is really free or if it is ruled by worry. In a free society, people are able to openly express their ideas and concepts without fear of punishment or persecution. Nevertheless, in a fear society, dissent is not tolerated and those who speak out versus the federal government or social standards are met repercussions. Sharansky's quote highlights the significance of flexibility of expression in a genuinely democratic and open society.

About the Author

Natan Sharansky This quote is written / told by Natan Sharansky somewhere between January 20, 1948 and today. He was a famous Writer from Russia. The author also have 31 other quotes.

Go to author profile

Similar Quotes

Small: Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are - Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde
"Questions are never indiscreet, answers sometimes are"
Oscar Wilde, Dramatist
Small: Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing - Euripides
Euripides
"Question everything. Learn something. Answer nothing"
Euripides, Poet
Small: A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity - Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
"A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity"
Ralph Nader, Lawyer
Small: Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth - Natalie Clifford Barney
"Youth is not a question of years: one is young or old from birth"
Natalie Clifford Barney, Author
Small: The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but rather, Can they suffer? - Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham
"The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?""
Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher
Small: Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty what is the matter wit
George Bernard Shaw
"Do not waste your time on Social Questions. What is the matter with the poor is Poverty; what is the matter with the rich is Uselessness"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual - A
Albert Einstein
"All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: The power to question is the basis of all human progress - Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
"The power to question is the basis of all human progress"
Indira Gandhi, Statesman
Small: Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves - Joseph Priestley
"Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves"
Joseph Priestley, Scientist
Small: Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much - Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon
"Who questions much, shall learn much, and retain much"
Francis Bacon, Philosopher