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Democracy is not an incident that happens overnight, nor a gift that America can give to the world. It is a culture which needs peace to evolve.
Shirin Ebadi
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Shirin Ebadi
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 21
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Cyrine Abadi
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Democracy doesn't recognize east or west and democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy there is just democracy itself.
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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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People are fundamentally good. But conditions deteriorate them.
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It is totally unacceptable for a government to interfere in the internal affairs of another government and send aid, money, and weapons, to the people who are against a certain regime in another country.
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I have never been convinced throughout my life that one needs to be imitating others. I even tell my daughters not to look at me as a model.
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Iran, the Iranian government, has mentioned several times that it wouldn't attack Israel.
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There is a verse [in the Koran] that says God swears by time. Anything you gain in life, you pay for with your time. Time is the most important thing that has been given to man.
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When there is enough oxygen in the air for everyone, no one is going to take to violence in order to access it. But if there were not enough of it for everyone then people would result to violence in order to get it. Therefore we have to improve the conditions to have better human beings.
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Certainly, the fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice.
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Unfortunately, violence begets violence. And this is how the war on terrorism seems to be going at this juncture. A lot of people are losing their lives. Many children are losing their parents. Too many houses are being destroyed. And, unfortunately, the arms industry seems to flourish.
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Europe clearly is the only place where people can speak up critically, and this is a unique cultural value.
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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 the fear.
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No government can make me wear a veil, no government can force me not to wear it either
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Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran.
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Human rights is the fruit of various civilizations.
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Terrorism is based on two major pillars: One is injustice, and the other is a certainty of attitude, the notion that their version of the story is the correct one.
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When more and more people want something, it becomes easier to achieve that goal.
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I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence.
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My hopes for Iran's future lies with women first and foremost. Iran's feminist movement is very strong. This movement has no leader or head quarters. Its place is the home of every Iranian who believes in equal rights. This is currently the strongest women's movement in the Middle East.
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