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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More Akbar Ganji Quotes
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Today, as a result of a miraculous set of circumstances,
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Supporters of the national front, Mosaddeq, believe that in Iran, we don’t have a nationalities problem, we don’t have an ethnic problem.
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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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In the West, when all of these reactors, nuclear reactors, are matters…part of the public domain, there are all kinds of supervision over them.
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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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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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We have two kinds of oppression. Oppression that is universal – everyone in Iran is subject to it. But everyone has also their own, unique way of experiencing this oppression.
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I am only speaking of my own behalf.
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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions.
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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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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 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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Even theories of secularism are constantly being revised and changed.
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I could witness that as a result of Ahmadinejad, they lived in a dream. They believed that paradise is around the corner and that all their demands shall be met.
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What 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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