Political Quotes by Akbar Ganji

2 Political quotes by Akbar Ganji

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The solutions to the problems of the distraught lower strata of society are problems that can only be solved in the context of an overall political, cultural, economic development.

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I am against revolution and am proud of it. Democracy cannot be created through revolutions. The most important dichotomy that I make for a society is between those who support democracy and human rights, and those who oppose it. In…

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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…

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You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.

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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, we believe in equal rights for all people in all nations. If Israel, the United States, Russia, Pakistan, other countries, China, have the right to have a nuclear program and nuclear bomb, Iran, too, must have…

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[In] every revolution, there is a great divergence between what the revolutionaries expect and what the revolution actually accomplishes.

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The ecological movement is concerned about this, and this is in here, where everything is public. In Iran, where everything is covert, we have…

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I am only speaking of my own behalf.

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We must struggle for creating a democratic system that is dedicated to democracy and human rights.

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When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.

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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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There's all kind of evidence that there is enormous corruption in the distribution of that money. For example, they gave about $100 to $150 dollars to each of the teachers. They gave about $500 dollars to those who were getting married. Through this process, they obviously collected a lot of votes, but these monies could not solve the structural problems…

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