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"The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights."
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"Give people films, they will forget after a few weeks, but give people ideas, they will assimilate them into their consciousness."
"My idea of heaven is a great big baked potato and someone to share it with."
"From the port of ideas, not only the most clever ones put out to sea and conquer the world but also the most stupid ones do this!"
"In the jungle of ideas, it is hard to find the true direction! The paths of the wrong ideas often seem to be very alluring!"
"To move the earth like Archimedes, one needs not a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it. There is an easier way: Give a genius a beautiful remote house in a green valley where he can think calmly, and he shall move the earth with ideas!"
"Through your ideas, you open the window of your mind and say a hello to the world."
"I couldn't tell you what I am going to do next 'cause I have no idea, but I am open to anything."
"Unless you close your door to other ideas, you will never remain idealess!"
"Ideas are the invisible Gods of our universe!"
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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."
"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."
"My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam."
"Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights."
"When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group."
"The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that."
"Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let us keep in mind that every oppressive man was raised in the confines of his mother's home."
"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."
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