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"For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights."
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"What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds."

"America is the most fertile ground of opportunity."

"This country and the Commonwealth last Tuesday were not far from the Kingdom of Heaven."

"In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment."

"Influenza pandemics must be taken seriously, precisely because of their capacity to spread rapidly to every country in the world."

"To be able to detect the outbreak of avian flu anywhere in the world is going to require a partnership of several countries that will share information and samples, but it is important to remember a threat anywhere is a threat everywhere."

"We are a country of excess. So it's not the violence, per se, but the exacerbation and constant repetition."

"This country is undergoing great changes for the better."
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"In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world."

"People should have freedom in their pilgrimages and tours. They should come and visit historical monuments and sites - let's say the sites around Iran - where they can easily engage in wide- scale contacts with others."

"The United States' administrations... must recognize that Iran is a big power. Having said that, we consider ourselves to be a human force and a cultural power and hence a friend of other nations. We have never sought to dominate others or to violate the rights of any other country."

"We desire an expansion of relations with regional states and the establishment of extensive public contacts."

"We are not afraid of nuclear weapons. The point is that if we had in fact wanted to build a nuclear bomb, we are brave enough to say that we want it. But we never do that."

"The system of domination is founded on depriving nations of their true identity. It seeks to deprive nations of their culture, identity, self-confidence and in this way dominate them."

"Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice. They do not take action because they can't."
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