The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
AKBAR GANJIThe U.S. should start talking about disarmament, nuclear disarmament, of the region.
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Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.
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Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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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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I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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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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[In] every revolution, there is a great divergence between what the revolutionaries expect and what the revolution actually accomplishes.
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The ecological movement is concerned about this, and this is in here, where everything is public.
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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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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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Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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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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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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It was universal pressure on the regime to secure my release. International pressure was certainly helpful in my release.
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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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