"In the Islamic Republic the rights of the religious minorities are respectfully regarded."

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Source : Interview for Austrian television in Paris (November 6, 1978), as quoted in "Democracy? I meant theocracy - The most truthful individual in recent history" by Dr. Jalal Matini and Farhad Mafie in "The Iranian", August 5, 2003.

Ruhollah Khomeini

#Religious Quotes #Islamic Quotes #Rights Quotes

“I was reading a book... 'the history of glue' - I couldn't put it down.”
“I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.”
“Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and today I do not think I would add one word.”
“It is surprising to see what superficial, inconsequential reasonings satisfy the most part of mankind. A piece of wit, a jest, a simile, or a quotation of an Author, passes for a mighty argument.... This weakness and effeminacy of mankind in being persuaded where they are delighted, have made them the sport of orators, poets, and men of wit.”

Source : George Atherton Aitken, John Arbuthnot (1892). “The Life and Works of John Arbuthnot, M.D.: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians”
“Money buys everything, even true love.”

Source : "Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues" by Companhia das Letras, 1992.
“There are some things you can't unsee, and there are some movies you can't get off IMDB no matter how hard you try.”
“I don't care so much anymore about 'good photography'; I am gathering evidence for history.”
“When we meet and I discover that we have read and loved the same books, we are instant friends.”

Source : Donalyn Miller (2010). “The Book Whisperer: Awakening the Inner Reader in Every Child”, p.172, John Wiley & Sons

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