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When Mohamed Morsi was elected president of Egypt in 2012, many in the country, including me, were hopeful that he would become a democratic president for all Egyptians - not only for the Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt has a presidential system. The president runs the state. Who the president is matters profoundly.

I was first elected to public office when the Reagan revolution was in full swing. Maximizing freedom guided the policies of that era, with tremendous success.

Egypt had the first constitution in the Middle East that allowed for liberty. And it had democracy.

The dream of democracy has long been enshrined in the hearts of the Egyptian people. It only needed awakening.

I grew up in a dictatorship in East Africa.

Egypt now is a real civil state. It is not theocratic, it is not military. It is democratic, free, constitutional, lawful and modern.

The uprising in Egypt was initiated by the young generation. The uprising achieved two things. One is it made the lives of dictators impossible. Today, if you are looking for a safe job, don't become a dictator.