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"No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government."
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"Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated."
"Who is an elected government in a constitutional democracy to decide it will not tolerate dissent."
"We all know what Parliament is, and we are all ashamed of it."
"If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep."
"Giving every man a vote has no more made men wise and free than Christianity has made them good."
"I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes."
"The worst government is often the most moral. One composed of cynics is often very tolerant and humane. But when fanatics are on top there is no limit to oppression."
"There shall be no end to the government of God."
"There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you."
"Which government is the best? The one that teaches us to govern ourselves."
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"We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure."
"How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear."
"Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants."
"I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected."
"The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that."
"The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse."
"Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights."
"My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam."
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