We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.
AKBAR GANJIWe can certainly be on the same side and the same front with the workers and with the oppressed people of Iran. We can certainly be on the same front with them.
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There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.
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The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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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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In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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Whatever Iranian people have bought, they have bought in the black market.
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I went to the front, but I never participated in the war itself.
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There are varieties of theories of revolution. According to one of these theories, only one of these theories, revolutions occur when there is an explosion of rising expectation.
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Three of our provinces have seen mass uprisings. The three provinces are Khuzestan, Azerbaijan, and Kurdistan.
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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.
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When women push their headscarf back an inch or two, this is interpreted to be a political act.
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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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Negotiation talks are the best way to solve anything. We must replace wars and weapons with negotiations and talks.
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Khomeini obviously had many problems, but he had one clever side to him.
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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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