They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.
AKBAR GANJIIran is going to get between $50 to $55 billion in oil revenue, which is unheard of in the history of the revolution.
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Of course, everyone knows that I’m also opposed to the Iranian regime and I have said that we must change the regime. But it is us, the Iranians, that must change the regime.
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I could witness that as a result of Ahmadinejad, they lived in a dream. They believed that paradise is around the corner and that all their demands shall be met.
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When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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In a totalitarian state, the state views any act of an individual to be political in nature. For example, the clothing that a person wears in a modern state is a private affair whereas in the Islamic Republic all women are forced to wear the hijab (Islamic attire).
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The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
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Iran is going to get between $50 to $55 billion in oil revenue, which is unheard of in the history of the revolution.
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The situation began to change, revolutionary conditions was created…we simply wanted to change the regime.
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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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The most important dichotomy that I make for a society is between those who support democracy and human rights, and those who oppose it.
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The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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Religion is separate from the institution of the state.
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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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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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