Believe Quote by Shahin Najafi

“I believe in freedom, I'm for a world without borders. But that's an ideal. On a practical level, I'm for a secular state where religion only plays a minor role.” quote by Shahin Najafi — Download Open image

“I believe in freedom, I'm for a world without borders. But that's an ideal. On a practical level, I'm for a secular state where religion only plays a minor role.”

Shahin Najafi

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