Maybe the words are the same, but the time is not the same. Iranians weren't working on achieving nuclear energy.
Shirin EbadiNo government can make me wear a veil, no government can force me not to wear it either
Shirin EbadiNorth Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis.
Shirin EbadiThe most important problem in Iran is that the courts have lost their independence, and they are under the influence of the Ministry of Intelligence and their people. This is why we witness a number of journalists and human rights activists, my colleagues, and a number of feminists, in prison.
Shirin EbadiUnfortunately the situation of human rights in Iran isn't improving. Some of the newspapers were shut down and the government didn't try to reopen the newspapers that were shut down before. And the laws are as bad as before.
Shirin EbadiWhen there is enough oxygen in the air for everyone, no one is going to take to violence in order to access it. But if there were not enough of it for everyone then people would result to violence in order to get it. Therefore we have to improve the conditions to have better human beings.
Shirin Ebadi