But I know one thing for sure: That we, the Iranian people, are much more in line of danger than the West.
AKBAR GANJIIt 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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Religion is the private affair of an individual…be present in the public domain, but state has to be clearly separated from religion.
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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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The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
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The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
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We have two kinds of oppression. Oppression that is universal – everyone in Iran is subject to it. But everyone has also their own, unique way of experiencing this oppression.
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The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
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Religion is separate from the institution of the state.
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You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.
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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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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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All manners of freedom, including freedom of expression, freedom of conscious, freedom of thought…it accepts tolerance. But it is not an atheist society.
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We’ve had 60 years of intellectual development in Iran. How can we have the same system?
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Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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When I talk about secularism, I’m talking about theories today. To give you for example, one example: Those who consider themselves followers of Mosaddeq today are adamantly against federalism.
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