- Nov 07, 2020
Government Quotes
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- Fundamentalists
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group.
- Criticism
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- Nov 07, 2020
No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
We shouldn't just consider the desire of government to do what it wants to do. We should always consider the resistance of people. The culture of Iranian people doesn't let the government drag people into deep trouble or backlash. Maybe government wants it, but the culture doesn't let it go on.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
The international community can't trust such a government. If the government of Iran wants the international community to believe in what it says, it should try to bring true, pure democracy into the country. The political solution to the energy issue or the nuclear case is democracy in Iran.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think of myself, an Iranian/American artist, and wonder what would I want if I'm ever imprisoned by the Iranian government for the work that I make? I answer: I would hope that the United States government comes to my rescue.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
I guess for every government - for many governments, they only have short vision, they only have three-year term or a four-year term. So they have to make sure they get enough support from the voter. So they probably have to deal with more short-term issues which are related to being re-elected.
- Corruption
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- Nov 07, 2020
Big government conservatives are spending trillions and wasting billions. Republicans are no longer the party of fiscal conservancy, but the party of runaway spending and corruption.
- Hands
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- Nov 07, 2020
This year, we are going to take our government out of the hands of corporate special interests and put it back into the hands of Ohio families - where it belongs.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare - they fought to change government. And they won.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Individual people shouldn't be fearful, because by and large our government, the federal government - people always talk; obviously, they don't trust the feds, whatever. The federal government and local communities have done a pretty good job at keeping us safe.
- Making Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
That just doesn't make sense, that government should be making money off students.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're a country of rule of law, and rule of law doesn't move fast, especially in an entity as big the U.S. government.
- Quality
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- Nov 07, 2020