Islam says: Whatever good there is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! People cannot be made obedient except with the sword! The sword is the key to Paradise, which can be opened only for the Holy Warriors! There are hundreds of other [Qur'anic] psalms and Hadiths [sayings of the Prophet] urging Muslims to value war and to fight. Does all this mean that Islam is a religion that prevents men from waging war? I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim.
Ruhollah KhomeiniWe are not afraid of economic sanctions or military intervention. What we are afraid of is Western universities.
Ruhollah KhomeiniWhat country is stabler than Iran? Where else in the world would an assassinated prime minister be so quickly replaced?
Ruhollah Khomeini