My Optimism Is Not Based Primarily On The Successful March Of Democracy In Recent Times But Rather Is Based On The Experience Of Having Lived In A Fear Society And Studied The Mechanics Of Tyranny That Sustain Such A Society. - SearchQuotes

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My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society.

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