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"I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence."
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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."

"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."

"My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam."

"Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization."

"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."

"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."

"No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government."

"We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure."
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