Khomeini obviously had many problems, but he had one clever side to him. He never made economic promises to people and as a result, he never led to dissatisfaction in this perspective. Because they need to get votes, they use misleading slogans. And this leads to rising expectations. I had a personal experience.

We have two kinds of oppression. Oppression that is universal - everyone in Iran is subject to it. But everyone has also their own, unique way of experiencing this oppression.

You cannot bring democracy to a country by attacking it.

When there is a crisis, the first thing that gets damaged and gets harmed is democracy.

I did join the Revolutionary Guard, but I was simply a simple Revolutionary Guard, never a commander.

I am only speaking of my own behalf.

The difference between us and the other side is that they use populist and...kind of slogans that are...they fool the people. They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.