The solutions to the problems of the distraught lower strata of society are problems that can only be solved in the context of an overall political, cultural, economic development.
AKBAR GANJIWe recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.
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They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
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In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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It began early in the revolution. It was a process that was unfolding on a daily basis. We expected the system to be dispensing justice, but every day that passed by.
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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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If you look at the discourse before the revolution, whether it is the left communist, whether it is the right secularist.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.
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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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It is not clear what they have bought, how many secondhand materials they have bought. I am very worried that something like Chernobyl will happen to Iran.
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The ecological movement is concerned about this, and this is in here, where everything is public.
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We recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.
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The entirety of this discourse was such that it encouraged the kind of ascendancy for a man like Ayatollah Khomeini.
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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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The lower strata are suffering all kinds of oppression and the injustice that is inflicted upon them has many faces and many facets.
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But I know one thing for sure: That we, the Iranian people, are much more in line of danger than the West.
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