Shirin Ebadi quotes - page 3

I have never had a governmental position, and I will never accept such a position. (Shirin Ebadi)
While living in exile I have become the loudspeaker for the people of Iran. View quote
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I have said many times that I wish there was no oil in the Middle East, and more water. People would have been much happier than they are right now. View quote
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The history and our experience shows that Democrats and Republicans think the same way in some cases, and their ideas aren't very different when it comes to international relations. View quote
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Unfortunately the situation of human rights in Iran isn't improving. Some of the newspapers were shut down and the government didn't try to reopen the newspapers that were shut down before. And the laws are as bad as before. View quote
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Certainly, the fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice. View quote
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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. View quote
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The government of Iran claims that every two years there are elections. But none of them are free. View quote
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The life of a woman is worth half of that of a man [in Iran]. If a terrorist attacks me and my brother on the street and we are both injured the same, the compensation he receives is twice as much as the compensation that I would receive. View quote
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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. View quote
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