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They 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.

Akbar Ganji

They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.
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Dishonest Kind Popularist Slogan Use Willing
They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
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Gate Lie Themselves
We used to say that this is all lie, that we are lackeys of the United States.
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All Lackey Lie Say United State Use
Whatever Iranian people have bought, they have bought in the black market.
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Black Bought Country Market People
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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Act Affair Cloth Force Individual Islamic Modern Nature Political Private Religion State Wear Women
When I’m speaking, I’m speaking only for myself. At the same time, I know that these ideas have wide support among the Iranian population.
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Country Idea Myself Population Same Speak Support Time Wide
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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Demand Dream Live Melt Paradise Result Witness
The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran].
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Certainly Country Increase Media Number Opposition Voice
Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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Circumstance Country Oil Result Today
I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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Against Islamic Proud Revolution Rights View
Supporters of the national front, Mosaddeq, believe that in Iran, we don’t have a nationalities problem, we don’t have an ethnic problem.
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Believe Country Ethnic National People Problem Supporter Wife
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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Class Face Facet Inflict Injustice Kind Lower Many Oppression Strata Suffer Upon
Three of our provinces have seen mass uprisings. The three provinces are Khuzestan, Azerbaijan, and Kurdistan.
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Country Mass Province
I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.
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Commander Guard Join Revolutionary Simple
The issue has two dimensions. One is the legal dimension and the other one is the issue at the realpolitik. [In the] legal realm.
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Believe Country Dimension Issue Legal Other Realm Two
They 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.
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Budget Collect Consequence Monies Obvious Problem Result Structure Sum

They 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.

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They 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.

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