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You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.

Akbar Ganji

Of course, everyone knows that I’m also opposed to the Iranian regime and I have said that we must change the regime. But it is us, the Iranians, that must change the regime.
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Change Country Everyone Must Oppose Regime
Would Americans accept if we decided to come here and decide who your rulers should be? So why do you expect us Iranians to accept the idea that the United States shall come in there and decide who shall govern us?
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Accept Country Decide Excess Expect Govern Idea Ideas Ruler
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
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
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 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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Anything Budget Everyone Oppose Say Thinking
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
When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.
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Crisis Damage Democracy First Harm Thing
I went to the front, but I never participated in the war itself.
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Front Itself Participate War
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
The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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Happen Regime Revolution Situation White
The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
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Keep Lackey Lying Opponent Regime Saying
We see that the ecological movement, environmentalist movement, organizes all kinds of demonstrations against these.
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Demonstration Environmental Kind Movement Organize
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
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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Consider Example Giving Secularism Talking Theory

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