"Only weeks after Oslo began, when nearly all the world and most of Israel was drunk with the idea of peace, I argued that a Palestinian society not constrained by democratic norms would be a fear society that would pose a grave threat to Israel"

In this quote, Natan Sharansky is reviewing the early days of the Oslo peace procedure in between Israel and Palestine. He keeps in mind that at the time, there was a prevalent belief that peace was lastly within reach and that both sides were eager to make it occur. However, Sharansky argues that this optimism was misdirected because it failed to take into account the true nature of Palestinian society. He thinks that without the constraints of democratic standards, a Palestinian society would become a "worry society" that would pose a major hazard to Israel. To put it simply, Sharansky is cautioning versus blindly pursuing peace without thinking about the potential consequences of a society that lacks democratic worths.