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You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.

Akbar Ganji

I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
AKBAR GANJI

Against Islamic Proud Revolution Rights View
Why did the regime put me in prison in the first place? I was put in prison for six years and it has been all illegal.
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First Illegal Place Prison Regime Six Year
Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.
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Anything Best Negotiation Solve War Way Weapon
Three of our provinces have seen mass uprisings. The three provinces are Khuzestan, Azerbaijan, and Kurdistan.
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Country Mass Province
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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Country Danger More Much One People Sure Thing West
It is like living with your wife, with whom you are in love and you are intensely involved in, but you also have tensions. And their position is that they want to deny that these tensions exist.
AKBAR GANJI

Exist Intense Involve Like Living Position Tension Wife
We recognized that the justice we expected and hoped for was not about to be achieved.
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Achieve Expect Hope Justice Recognize
The issue has two dimensions. One is the legal dimension and the other one is the issue at the realpolitik. [In the] legal realm.
AKBAR GANJI

Believe Country Dimension Issue Legal Other Realm Two
There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.
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Country Media More Opposition Outside Voice
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
I, too, am against the dismantlement of Iran.
AKBAR GANJI

Against Country Dismantlement
We should put away the militaristic outlook.
AKBAR GANJI

Away Disarmament Nuclear Outlook Talking
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 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.
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Development Distraught Lower Political Problem Society Solution Solve Strata
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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Billion Country History Revenue Revolution Unheard
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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Between Democracy Human Important Oppose Right Society Support

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