O Cyrus , great King, King of Kings, Achaemenian King, King of the land of Iran. I, the Shahanshah of Iran, offer… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
I perfectly understand the particular attention which you pay to the question of nuclear energy, and fully realize the possible dangers and… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
I want the standard of living in Iran in ten years' time to be exactly on a level with that in Europe… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
The Saudis have never shown any respect for human rights, either now or in the past. Even a petty burglar faces having… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Yugoslavia is, with Iran, the only country which under difficult, not to say agonising, circumstances stood up to Joseph Stalin. It was… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
The Shah regarded politics as the province of demagoguery, an art in which only charlatans could excel. He had no time for… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
I cannot avoid wondering about the feelings of those who are now the apparent rulers of Iran. They are, despite their mistakes… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Thank God we in Iran have neither the desire nor the need to suffer from democracy. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
They want liberalization! I'll give them liberalization. I'll loosen the screws until the Americans beg me to tighten them again. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
He [the King of Morocco] spends half his time asleep and the rest of it buried between the legs of the fairer sex. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
Muslim brothers be damned; they're our greatest enemies. You know yourself that I'm a Muslim, even a fanatical Muslim. But that does nothing to… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
O Cyrus , great King, King of Kings, Achaemenian King, King of the land of Iran. I, the Shahanshah of Iran, offer thee salutations… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
A crown, a throne could not be based on the not too very solid foundation of blood. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
What's happened recently in Pakistan, India and Kuwait only goes to show that it's futile to imitate Western democracy. They've ended up exactly where… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
You approach the Mullahs as if they are normal people. They are not. You see them in your own image; you should not. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
To be first in the Middle East is not enough. We must raise ourselves to the level of a great world power. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
As far as we are concerned, we are not the toys of any country, including the United States. — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
For all its apparent tolerance, the USA maintains a peculiar balance between the forces of capitalism and democracy. To achieve this I feel sure… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image
When you think I've been wounded by a good five bullets, one in the face, one in the shoulder, one in the head, two… — Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Copy Share Image