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> [I want to take my American friends back to the end of World War II, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was formulated. A group of thinkers met to come up with ways and means to prevent yet another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/i-want-to-take-my-american-friends-back-to-the-end-of-world-war-ii/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

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## Other authors on Eleanor

## More by Shirin Ebadi

> [When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/when-we-criticize-in-iran-the-actions-of-the-government-the/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [Contrary to what certain governments say, human rights are universal. Arbitrary detention, torture and discrimination hurt the human dignity of anybody, whatever his or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/contrary-to-what-certain-governments-say-human-rights-are-universal/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [Iran, the Iranian government, has mentioned several times that it wouldn't attack Israel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/iran-the-iranian-government-has-mentioned-several-times-that-it/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/the-condition-of-women-in-islamic-societies-as-a-whole-is-also-far/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [Akbar Ganji is a human rights activist in Iran and he works on freedom of expression and he does his job very well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/akbar-ganji-is-a-human-rights-activist-in-iran-and-he-works-on/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/i-hope-the-example-of-saddam-hussein-will-give-a-lesson-to-leaders-of/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [Sixty-three percent of our university students are female. But you still see violations of women's rights in Iran. A Muslim man can have up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/sixty-three-percent-of-our-university-students-are-female-but-you/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [It's perfectly OK that there are certain people who do not accept Islam at all. Therefore, to announce that I am a Muslim can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/it-s-perfectly-ok-that-there-are-certain-people-who-do-not-accept/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [When you vote, vote for those who are not warmongers, and vote for those who respect human rights. When you see a president who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/when-you-vote-vote-for-those-who-are-not-warmongers-and-vote-for/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [Whenever Muslim women protest and ask for their rights, they are silenced with the argument that the laws are justified under Islam. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/whenever-muslim-women-protest-and-ask-for-their-rights-they-are/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [I am the voice of the people in Iran whose voices are silent and whose demands cannot be heard by the rest of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/i-am-the-voice-of-the-people-in-iran-whose-voices-are-silent-and/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [Israel is a country and should exist. And a country by the name of Palestine should be made. Two different governments of Palestine and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/israel-is-a-country-and-should-exist-and-a-country-by-the-name-of/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [Usually, in any revolution people are focused on who wants to have the most power. But the most important thing is the laws that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/usually-in-any-revolution-people-are-focused-on-who-wants-to-have-the/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [In my memoir, I wanted to introduce American women to Iranian women and our lives. I'm not from the highest echelons of society, nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/in-my-memoir-i-wanted-to-introduce-american-women-to-iranian-women/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

> [The people are fed up with corruption and embezzlement. They object to censorship. The first thing that the people of Iran want is free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/the-people-are-fed-up-with-corruption-and-embezzlement-they-object-to/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

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