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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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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.
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While living in exile I have become the loudspeaker for the people of Iran.
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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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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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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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Iran is a rich country, and if the people of this country are poor, it's because of the wrong policies of the government.
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Contrary to what certain governments say, human rights are universal. Arbitrary detention, torture and discrimination hurt the human dignity of anybody, whatever his or her country of origin, religion, descent, or any other ground.
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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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We demand a non-violent world where human security is the basis of our common global security. People have the right to live in a world where the basic needs of all peoples are addressed. No more military attacks. No more war.
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Human rights is the fruit of various civilizations.
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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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We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.
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North Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis.
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When more and more people want something, it becomes easier to achieve that goal.
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Democracy doesn't recognize east or west 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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Akbar Ganji was in prison for six years, and that was it...for six years, and it was finished. Of course the Iranian government could make up some stories and accuse him of some other things, but the international support didn't let the government do that.
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