We see that the ecological movement, environmentalist movement, organizes all kinds of demonstrations against these.
AKBAR GANJIWhat I’m worried about is that, in case that happens [nuclear explosion], then the Iranian people are the ones who are going to pay the heaviest price. But none of the Western countries have seriously talked about this.
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We should put away the militaristic outlook.
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They lie on railroads, they tie themselves to the gates.
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The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran].
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You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.
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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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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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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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All manners of freedom, including freedom of expression, freedom of conscious, freedom of thought…it accepts tolerance. But it is not an atheist society.
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In Iran, where everything is covert, we have no firsthand information.
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The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States.
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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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When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.
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They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.
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I am only speaking of my own behalf.
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And amongst the lower strata in Iranian society, we are witnessing an increasing rise of the expectation and it’s clear that the regime is incapable of satisfying these demands.
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