Khomeini was not a puppet like Arafat or Qaddafi or the many other dictators I met in the Islamic world. He was a sort of Pope, a sort of king - a real leader.

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You cannot govern, you cannot administrate, with an ignoramus.

You cannot govern, you cannot administrate, with an ignoramus.

The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture...

The moment you give up your principles, and your values, you are dead, your culture...

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art....

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art....

I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.

I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.

I defend Israel's right to exist, to defend themselves, to not let themselves be exterminated...

I defend Israel's right to exist, to defend themselves, to not let themselves be exterminated...

How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for...

How do you dare to ask me for a solution? It's like asking Seneca for...

Europe is no longer Europe, it is Eurabia, a colony of Islam, where the Islamic...

Europe is no longer Europe, it is Eurabia, a colony of Islam, where the Islamic...

I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use...

I have always looked on disobedience toward the oppressive as the only way to use...

I feel less alone when I read the books of Ratzinger.

I feel less alone when I read the books of Ratzinger.

Without Khomeini, we would not be where we are. What a pity that, when pregnant...

Without Khomeini, we would not be where we are. What a pity that, when pregnant...

You cannot survive if you do not know the past.

You cannot survive if you do not know the past.

The increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our...

The increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our...

I don't want to hear about my death.

I don't want to hear about my death.

We are an age without leaders. We stopped having leaders at the end of the...

We are an age without leaders. We stopped having leaders at the end of the...

Wojtyla was a warrior, who did more to end the Soviet Union than even America.

Wojtyla was a warrior, who did more to end the Soviet Union than even America.

Arafat contradicts himself every five minutes. He always plays the double-cross, lies even if you...

Arafat contradicts himself every five minutes. He always plays the double-cross, lies even if you...

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general...

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general...

Heroes can be sweet.

Heroes can be sweet.

When my father was arrested, we didn't know where they had him. My mother found...

When my father was arrested, we didn't know where they had him. My mother found...

Have you ever thought that war is a madhouse and that everyone in the war...

Have you ever thought that war is a madhouse and that everyone in the war...