When I was on my hunger strike, and I was in a hospital, the guards who inflicted all manner of injustice against me, and all manner of hardship…
AKBAR GANJIThey obviously collected a lot of votes, but these monies could not solve the structural problems that these people face. But the only result, the only consequence, was that a big sum from the budget was wasted this way.
More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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The difference between us and the other side is that they use populist and…kind of slogans that are…they fool the people.
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Would Americans accept if we decided to come here and decide who your rulers should be? So why do you expect us Iranians to accept the idea that the United States shall come in there and decide who shall govern us?
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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
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The ecological movement is concerned about this, and this is in here, where everything is public.
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You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.
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In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
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There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.
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The Revolutionary Guard was created to help defend the revolution, but it soon was diverted from its initial path.
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Revolutions invariably don’t solve the issue of justice, and in its place, suppression and limiting freedom replaces that idea.
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What I’m worried about is that, in case that happens [nuclear explosion], then the Iranian people are the ones who are going to pay the heaviest price. But none of the Western countries have seriously talked about this.
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When I say that I am opposed to this budget, everyone says, “Well, what do you think the United States should do?” My response is, “Why should the United States do anything?”
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Religion is separate from the institution of the state.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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