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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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...

You cannot survive if you do not know the past.

You cannot survive if you do not know the past.

I am a danger to myself if I get angry.

I am a danger to myself if I get angry.

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

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

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...

War is something Arafat sends others to do for him. That is, the poor souls...

War is something Arafat sends others to do for him. That is, the poor souls...

I am disgusted by the anti-Semitism of many Italians, of many Europeans.

I am disgusted by the anti-Semitism of many Italians, of many Europeans.

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...

I find it shameful that in nearly all the universities of Europe, Palestinian students sponsor...

I find it shameful that in nearly all the universities of Europe, Palestinian students sponsor...

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...

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 am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes...

I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes...

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...

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

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

Heroes can be sweet.

Heroes can be sweet.

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 am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things,...

I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things,...

I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if...

I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if...

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...

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...