What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt.

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The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.

The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.

Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let...

Women are the victims of this patriarchal culture, but they are also its carriers. Let...

I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence.

I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence.

When a person is humiliated, when his rights are being violated, and he does not...

When a person is humiliated, when his rights are being violated, and he does not...

The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince...

The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince...

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every...

Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every...

Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not...

Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not...

Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to...

Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to...

Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to...

Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to...

We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by...

We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by...

How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you...

How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you...

No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the...

No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the...

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other...

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other...

The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable....

The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable....

My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by...

My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by...

Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran.

Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran.

When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we...

When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we...

This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid...

This stuff on enemy combatants, the Bush Administration has fought like a tiger to avoid...

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not...

The country and the Congress were misled into war. I regret that we were not...

A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy...

A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy...