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Shirin Ebadi

"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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"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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"We ought to know that all people are not the same and so we must not expect the same attitude from all people. Different people behave differently and that is what makes different people different."

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"If you have carefully examined hundred people you met in your life journey, it means that you have read hundred different books! Every person you know is a book; world is full of walking books; some are boring, some are marvellous, some are weak, some are powerful, but they are all useful because they all carry different experiences of different paths!"

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"Texas has arguably the most extreme separation between the well off and everyday people in the United States."

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"People often become actresses because of something they dislike about themselves: They pretend they are someone else."

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"Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them."

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"It only takes five people in black robes to determine such crucial issues for our country as abortion, pornography, same-sex 'marriage,' and religious liberties."

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"It is dishonest the way that people suddenly think they've found guitars, and wear their guitar as a badge."

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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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"Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights."
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"Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants."
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"I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected."
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"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."
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"I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence."
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"Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran."
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"The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights."
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"What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt."
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"Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization."
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