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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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...

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 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,...

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...

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...

Why do the people humiliate themselves by voting? I didn't vote because I have dignity....

Why do the people humiliate themselves by voting? I didn't vote because I have dignity....

This Islam business kidnapped me.

This Islam business kidnapped me.

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.

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...

I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage....

I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage....

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.

The Muslims refuse our culture and try to impose their culture on us. I reject...

The Muslims refuse our culture and try to impose their culture on us. I reject...

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...

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 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...

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 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...

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

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

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...