When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.
AKBAR GANJIAll manners of freedom, including freedom of expression, freedom of conscious, freedom of thought…it accepts tolerance. But it is not an atheist society.
More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.
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We used to say that this is all lie, that we are lackeys of the United States.
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The Shah’s regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened.
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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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The situation began to change, revolutionary conditions was created…we simply wanted to change the regime.
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It is not clear what they have bought, how many secondhand materials they have bought. I am very worried that something like Chernobyl will happen to Iran.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
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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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It began early in the revolution. It was a process that was unfolding on a daily basis. We expected the system to be dispensing justice, but every day that passed by.
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Religion is the private affair of an individual…be present in the public domain, but state has to be clearly separated from religion.
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Recently, we witnessed massive demonstration by Iranian woman in the 7th of Tir square, and it was brutally suppressed.
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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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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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