When I say that I am opposed to this budget, everyone says, "Well, what do you think the United States should do?" My response is, "Why should the United States do anything?"

Why did the regime put me in prison in the first place? I was put in prison for six years and it has been all illegal.

The regime kept saying that all of my opponents are lackeys of the United States. We used to say that this is all lie, that we are lackeys of the United States.

The number of the opposition has certainly increased [in Iran]. There is more disgruntlement, but because there is no media, the voice of this opposition is not heard outside Iran.

There is no possibility of a public demonstration [in Iran] of such defiance, but these defiant acts are certainly going on.

The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.

The Shah's regime was an incorrigible regime and after a while, when the revolution happened, the situation began to change, revolutionary conditions was created...we simply wanted to change the regime.