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In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful

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والحمدلله ربّ العالمين

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و الصّلاة و السّلام علي سيّدنا و نبيّنا ابي‌القاسم المصطفي محمّد

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و علي آله الطّيّبين الطّاهرين المعصومين

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السّلام علي الحسين و علي عليّ‌بن‌الحسين

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و علي اولاد الحسين و علي اصحاب الحسين

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Meeting with dear youths, [university] students, [and] pupils

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in days that have been designated for confronting and fighting against the [global] arrogance

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is very opportune.

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[You] the group [of students] who are present here are just a sample of

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all vigilant youths of our nation;

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and not only young people, but all aware, analytic,

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[and] insightful human beings have the same positions that you

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have expressed here today with your slogan, [and] with your remarks.

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These days, are the days related to [the third Shia Imam] Hussein ibn Ali (PBUH),

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[and are] days of fervor and historical excitement of the Muslim Ummah,

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which is not special to Shias,

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[because even] non-Shias consider the movement of Hussein ibn Ali (PBUH) as a big,

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huge, didactic, and model movement for [all] nations; [of course, this is special to] those people who know [this movement];

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those who are not aware [of this movement and] uninformed ones are not counted here.

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One of the honors of our nation is that it is familiar with Seyyed ush-Shuhada [a nickname for Imam Hussein (PBUH)],

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is familiar with Karbala [where Imam Hussein (PBUH) was martyred],

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[and] is familiar with important issues that took place on the sidelines of the incident of Ashura or in the course of that incident.

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These days are the days of Zeinab Korba (PBUH) [the sister of Imam Hussein (PBUH)]

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and Zeinab Kobra (PBUH) is the same person who kept the incident of Ashura alive,

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[and] prevented this incident, through political ruses of the ruling system of that day,

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from being eliminated and forgotten or wear off in the course of history;

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[this] issue was kept alive by Zeinab Kobra (PBUH); therefore, [these days] are important days.

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Our historical juncture is also an important historical juncture;

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the Iranian nation is establishing its dignity

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and is on its way to draw its large-scale map of progress toward ideals.

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Therefore, awareness of the youth is important, [and] having insight about the status quo is important,

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and this gathering is an opportunity to talk about these issues for a while.

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Firstly, I must say that this [issue] is the basis for many of our discussions;

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fighting against the arrogance in the Islamic Revolution and among our nation

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is a move that is rational and logical and with scientific backing, and is [also] a prudent move,

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on the opposite of what some people want to insinuate that this is a move [based on] slogan,

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emotional, [and] not backed by logic and rationality, on the contrary,

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the movement of the Iranian nation is a movement relying on rationality.

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For the time being, we disregard the religion and the Quranic verse and what is inspired by religion;

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[for example,] for the time being, we put aside [such Quranic stipulations as]  “[faithful people are] strong against the infidels” and “merciful among themselves,”

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and “fight against the leaders of infidelity,”

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because some people have no faith in such things or do not believe them;

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[therefore,] we rely on the experience of the Iranian nation.

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An incident took place in our country in [the Iranian calendar year] 1332 [1953-54] – the incident [that took place] on the 28th [day] of [the Iranian calendar month] Mordad [August 19, 1953] –

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which is one of those incidents that strengthens the experiences of the Iranian nation

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[and] prevents it from making error and seeing [its goals] mistakenly.

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This incident led to a great experience for the Iranian nation,

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[and] this experience must never be forgotten.

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Yes, [more than] 60 years have passed since [the Iranian year 13]32.

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Firstly, during these [more than] 60 years, such incidents have been repeated.

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Secondly, when a historical incident teaches a lesson,

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the passage of time does not affect it and its lesson must be learned.

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The incident was that the government of [former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad] Mosaddeq, which managed to get [Iran's] oil, [and] the source of the country’s national wealth,

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out of the clutches of Britons and out of the hands of Britons with the help of people who were [influential]

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– [including] the late Ayatollah Kashani and others –

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made a historic mistake and it was relying on Americans.

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In the face of the animosity of Britons, he thought that he must have a backer at international arena,

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[and] this backer at that time [and] in his view was America; [therefore,] he trusted Americans;

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[and] his hope was pinned on Americans.

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Americans took advantage of this optimism and simplicity

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[and] organized the [coup d’état] of Mordad 28th.

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An American agent with clear name and specifications, which have been completely recorded, and we know [him]

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– [and] his name is [recorded] in history – came here; he was American

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[but] went to the British embassy or to the embassy of a Western country, or perhaps it was Canada, and stayed there

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and distributed the money he had brought with him, [as a result of which] he recruited some people.

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There were also treacherous elements and agents inside [the country];

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[by taking advantage of them] he launched the coup d’état of the 28th of Mordad

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and voided all the efforts that the Iranian nation had made during two [or] three years

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–in the period of the nationalization of the oil industry.They also arrested Mosaddeq,

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sent him to jail, [and] brought back Mohammad Reza Pahlavi [the former Iranian monarch] who had fled Iran,

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and made him king again;

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and for 25 years from 1332 (1953) to 1357 (1979), this nation was

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under the yoke of the imposed and dependent government of Pahlavi;

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plagued with all kinds of humiliation, all kinds of pressures, [and] all kinds of hardships

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Americans did [this].

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Their military advisers occupied [all sensitive posts in] our army,

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[and] their economic agents promoted their own economic policies;

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in addition to all these – these were their apparent and evident measures –

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they  took covert measures, which so far, our analysts had unfortunately not

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have time to discuss these covert measures that were taken to destroy

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spiritual and human riches of the Iranian nation

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by Americans in Iran during these 25 years; they [analysts] have not been able [to discuss these measures] yet.

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These are issues, which need research and deserve follow-up.

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[Some] 25 years of suppression, pressure on the Iranian nation, wasting human resources of this country,

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plundering natural resources of this country,

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[and] defaming the Iranian nation among Muslim nations in the region,

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were among measures that Americans took in this period. How many people were killed,

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how many people were sent to jail, how many people were tortured,

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what treacherous policies were adopted inside the country against the Iranian nation,

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which all of these [measures were taken] as a result of the presence of Americans and presence of American’s proxy government in Iran

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and due to the trust, which that simple gentleman put in America at that time.

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Well, nations are two types in the face of incidents;

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some nations feel the incident, the hardship, [and] the torment,

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but cannot come up with a correct analysis and roundup for themselves,

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so that this roundup would make them take reciprocal actions; some nations are like this.

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Nations that have efficient and worthy leaders, no, [they are not like this because]

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they tolerate hardships, but at the same time, they follow awareness and insights

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and solutions and strengthening of correct and logical ideas as well;

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the Iranian nation was among such [nations].

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The Almighty God did a favor [to the Iranian nation and] bestowed the leadership of the revered Imam [Khomeini] on this nation as a great bounty.

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The revered Imam informed the nation, gave them insight, tolerated hardships himself,

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was sent to jail, was sent into exile, [but] did not relent.

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This awareness and insight gradually spread [through the nation]

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until a general movement came about among the Iranian nation in the [Iranian calendar] years, 1356 (1977-78) and 1357 (1978-79).

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The goal and target of the attack of this movement was not just the monarchial system, [but] was America as well.

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People understood and knew that America was behind these crimes that

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were being committed against them and against the country from within; they understood this.

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Our revered Imam, in the [Iranian calendar] year 1342 (1963-64), at the beginning of the Islamic uprising, said,

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“The American president is today the most hated person in Iran.”

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he infused this concept into the public opinion; explained to people

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that whatever [plot that] existed was hatched by America; [and told the nation that] America is behind all acts of mischief.

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Well, this struggle [finally] bore fruit.

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Wherever nations move, stand fast,

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show patience and resistance, the victory is certain; it is like this everywhere.

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The problem with struggles that end in failure is that

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either nations do not endure [in the face of difficulties] and do not stand fast,

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or they lack leaders that would be able to manage them correctly.

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We have seen in these recent years that everywhere nations have made a move,

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[and] have shown their resolve and determination, they have achieved results;

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[however,] leaders who would be able to manage them correctly, discern the goals correctly,

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[and] show the correct path to the people, have been lacking and [therefore, people’s moves] have failed.

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All of you have seen this in these past recent years;

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I don’t want to mention the name of any country and place.

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The Iranian nation treaded the right path, [and] made the correct move;

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[on the other hand, presence of] a powerful, informed, [and] determined leader with trust in God,

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reliance on God, reliance on the divine promise that

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“if you assist God, He will assist you,”

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caused the nation to achieve victory

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and the imposed, dependent, and dark government of the Pahlavi family

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and the ominous and dishonored monarchical rule

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– which for any country a monarchical rule is cause of shame according to correct human logic –

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was eliminated in Iran and came to an end; [after that] people gained all the power.

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The important point is here. The first government and administration which

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started to seriously oppose this movement of the [Iranian] people was America.

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[Of course,] there were other governments, some of them were also dissatisfied with the situation that existed in Iran,

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but they did not show a remarkable reaction.

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Some governments may have been happy [with changes in Iran],

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but the American government did not stop at heartfelt dissatisfaction;

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in the first months [after the victory] of the Islamic Revolution, America’s Senate passed a legislation and a strongly-worded resolution

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against the Islamic Republic of Iran, [and] started animosity [toward the Iranian nation] in a practical manner.

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This was at a time that the American embassy was still operating in Iran!

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Those people who think that having relations with America, [and] friendship with America will help

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one to be immune to America’s harm, [must] refer to this historic experience;

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the American embassy was still [active] in Iran, Americans easily came into the country,

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the revolution had not caused [Iranian people] to oust Americans from Iran;

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like other governments, they had an embassy [in Iran], [and had] agents who were living here;

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[but] at the same time, the American government showed its animosity to the revolution.

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In addition, [the American government] received as guest [the former Iranian shah,] Mohammad Reza,

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who was a definite enemy of the Iranian nation, [and] took him to America and kept him there,

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[and] in fact, offered refuge to the enemy of the Iranian nation.

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Well, the reaction to this move, was the move made by [the Iranian university] students;

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they went and took over the American embassy, [after which] it transpired that it was a den of espionage,

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[and] it transpired that during these few months after the victory of the revolution, during this period,

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this place has been the center of conspiracy against the revolution;

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this was shown and proved by documents released later from the inside of the American embassy.

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Dear youths! Get the documents of the [American] spy den, [because] they are didactic.

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Students, who captured the embassy and recognized that this was a den of espionage,

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made great effort on these documents – which [American agents] had tried to shred them and annihilate them in shredders,

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they pasted them together, [and] retrieved them with great effort –

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and published them; [up to now] seventy, [or] eighty volumes of books [containing these documents] have been published.

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These [documents] show that Americans both at the height of the [Iranian nation’s] uprising,

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and when the uprising and revolution had become victorious and the Islamic Republic had been established,

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were constantly hatching plots against the Islamic Establishment; this is [the true face of] America.

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These are issues related to [what happened] after the revolution.

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Before the revolution, during the huge popular movement

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– now regardless of the incidents [like what happened] on the 17th [day] of [the Iranian month of] Shahrivar [September 8, 1978] and the massacre of people [on that day]

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and such issues, which were done by America’s proxy regime –

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on the eighth [day] of [the Iranian month of] Bahman [February 28, 1979], that is, a few days before the arrival of Imam [Khomeini] in the country,

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on these very streets of Tehran, [and] on this Enqelab [Revolution] Street, people had rallied [in protest to regime];

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General Huyser, who had been sent by America, came to Iran so that he would

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save the regime from the revolution and keep it [in place] one way or another.

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He has written in his memories – these are historic documents –

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and says, ‘I told General Qarebaqi that

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in the face of people [tell your soldiers] to lower the barrels of your guns’;

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that is, kill people, do not fire useless shots in the air, [but] massacre people.

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They did the same, lowered the barrels of their guns,

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and a group of youths and adolescents were killed, but the crowd did not retreat.

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Huyser says, ‘Qarebaqi then came to me and told me

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that this plan of yours has not worked, [and] people did not retreat’. Then Huyser says,

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‘I saw how childish these generals of Shah were thinking’,

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meaning that they should have continued, [and] must have killed [people] incessantly.

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See, this was the proxy regime.

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An American general gives the order for the massacre of compatriots to an Iranian general

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and this [general] acts upon his order and his recommendation and since it is useless,

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goes to him and says it has been to no avail; and he [the American general] says these [Iranian generals] are childish, [and] they think like children.

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This was the end result and summary of the Pahlavi rule in Iran.

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This is how Americans started [to deal] with us; this is how they started [to deal] with the [Iranian nation’s] revolution.

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Afterwards, they conspired [against us] as much as they could during this period [since the victory of the Islamic Revolution].

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Any group that could have made a move against the revolution was supported by Americans:

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the famous coup attempt, known as the coup d’état of Martyr Nojeh [Air] Base of Hamedan was one of these cases;

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were moving against the revolution on ethnic grounds in some parts of the country

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was one of these cases; later on, encouraging [the former Iraqi dictator] Saddam Hussein to attack Iran

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and eight years of abetting Saddam Hussein was one of these cases.[They helped Saddam for] eight years!

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During the war, especially after the second and third years [of the war], Americans increased their assistance [to Saddam and]

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provided [him with all kinds of] facilities; both them and, unfortunately, their European allies [helped Saddam].

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This is how Americans dealt with our revolution; they were determined to topple this establishment.

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Well, this was an error in analysis, [and] was an error in understanding [this] issue.

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They imagined that here is like that given African or Asian country

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where a coup d’état is staged, [and] they call it revolution, [and they] can do away with this.

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They didn’t know that here, firstly, [the revolution] depends on people – this revolution is a revolution by people –

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[and] secondly, it is reliant on religious beliefs; they did not understand these [facts].

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Therefore, throughout these 36 years or 37 years, everything that Americans did against the revolution ended in failure;

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[and] God willing, they will fail after this as well.

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The purpose of what I say is that we, as the Iranian nation,

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as the people who love our country,

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[and] as the people who have delineated a future for ourselves

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and want to realize that future, [must] know America; this is the purpose [of my remarks].

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One of the measures taken by Americans in these recent years

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is that they [seek to] force certain people to paint a rosy picture of America;

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to make them claim that [even] if Americans were once [our] enemy,

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they do not show animosity today; this is the goal.

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The goal is to keep the countenance of the enemy hidden from the Iranian nation,

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so that, they would neglect its animosity and it would be able to continue with its animosity

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and stab us in the back; this is the goal.

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Some people, of course, do this with purpose, [and] some people do this due to their simplicity.

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The reality of the issue is that the goals of America toward the Islamic Republic have not changed at all;

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[America’s goals] have not changed at all. [Even] today, if they could annihilate the Islamic Republic,

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they would not hesitate for a moment; the point is they can’t

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and, God willing, with the resolve of you young people, with progress of you young people,

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[and] with further expansion and deepening of the Iranian nation’s insight,

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they will not be able to do this in the future either.

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All their plans are aimed at this issue;

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of course, in the world of politics and in the world of negotiation, they talk in a different manner;

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they [even] show lenience in their words whenever it is necessary, but the inner side of the issue is this;

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this is the inner side of the issue. The Iranian nation must not forget this.

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During negotiations, they even shed tears claiming that ‘we are against the war’.

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and cry! During these nuclear negotiations it was observed that an American agent

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said ‘I have been against war since I was young’, and cried.

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Well, some people may be simplistic enough to say that ‘[it is] strange, they have really become good guys’.

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[As put by the Iranian poet,] good tidings, the cat has mended his ways!

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However, the same person who hates war so intensely

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that even the remembrance of war makes him cry and shed tears in front of the camera,

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he is one of those people who [when] hundreds of children are torn to pieces in Gaza

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and Zionists, with total brutality and mercilessness,

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show no mercy to woman and child and infant and adult and old [people] and the youths,

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they don’t even frown!

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If you abhor war to this extent

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, say a word to [or at least] frown at this ruthless, butcher, and evil element who is massacring people, [and even] children in this way;

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[however,] they don’t even frown, but encourage it as well!

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At the same time that these [Zionists] were conducting those attacks on Gaza

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and [even] today that they are massacring people in the West Bank and in Gaza in another way,

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Americans – their big bosses – frequently asserted that Israel has the right to defend itself.

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That is, the Palestinian nation does not have the right to defend [itself];

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[Zionists can] destroy their farm, kill their youth, put their house on fire,

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burn a few-month-old infant in fire, burn his father and mother in fire,

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and the Palestinian people should not have the right to give any answer [to such measures].

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Today, they are still encouraging, helping, [and] supporting the Zionist regime.

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For months, the people of Yemen have been under bombardment,

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their hospital is being destroyed, their house is being destroyed, their vital infrastructure is being destroyed,

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[and] human beings are being massacred by invading airplanes,

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[but] Americans do not utter a word, do not frown, [and even] support [the aggressor] as well! This is America;

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then should crying in front of the camera be considered as an honest act? Can anybody believe this?

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The Iranian nation has found its way;

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the Iranian nation will never encroach on those nations and governments

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that leave it alone and do not encroach on it, [and] you observe this.

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There are governments – I am not talking about nations – that are not straightforward with the Islamic Republic,

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[and] we know this, [and] understand this [because] this is quite evident, but do not encroach on us, [and in return] we also leave them alone;

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we [even] have relations [with such governments], have trade, sit [with each other], [and] negotiate.

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However, a government that encroaches [on our rights],

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a government that is bent on taking advantage of any excuse for the annihilation of the Iranian nation,

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for the annihilation of the Islamic Republic,

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[and] for the annihilation of the Islamic ideals, the Iranian nation cannot forgive it;

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[the Iranian nation] neither has rational right, nor religious right, nor conscience-based right, nor humane right [to do this and it]

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has no right to sit in front of such an enemy and look at it as a friend,

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[or] to extend friendship hand toward it; this is not possible! Americans are [like this].

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With all their power, [and] with all their strength, they are bent on

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preventing the Islamic Republic  from continuing on this path on which it is moving;

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they have various methods [to do this]; [for example,] they use propaganda, [and] are also totally active today.

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As I said before, their first mistake in early [days after victory of the] revolution was that

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they could not understand why this people make such sacrifices at the arena;

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by and by they have now understood this, [and] understood that these are people’s beliefs,

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these are youths’ beliefs, these are their convictions, [and] this is the lesson that religion and the Quran have taught them.

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Therefore, they have aimed at these [issues];

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today, using various and new means, which did not exist at that time;

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they are targeting [Iranian people’s] convictions and beliefs in various ways and young people must know this.

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The youths must firstly, read history of the struggles of the Iranian nation more, and know it more;

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and those people who have the power of expression, [and] who are able to talk, explain to our youths today

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what happened to the Iranian nation during the period of struggles [against the former regime],

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who stood against the Iranian nation, who created [Shah’s secret police] Savak,

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who taught torture methods to Savak agents,

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[and] under whose supervision faithful and interested elements were tortured in the country;

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our youths must become aware and know these [facts].

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Fortunately, the Iranian nation has awakened, [and] thank God, the Iranian nation is awake,

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the university is awake, [and] the [university] student is awake;

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yes, great effort is made [by enemies] to reverse the situation, but they could not and will not [be able to do this].

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The [university] student is awake; our schoolchildren are also like that.

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These amusements and these pretenses cannot change the core of the Iranian nation’s conviction;

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the Iranian people know what they are doing and where they are heading.

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There was a time when our university served as a bridge toward the West

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[with people believing that] “let’s go to the university so that we can later embrace the West;”

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or [it was the dominant idea] that the talented one, whose presence was useful, [should] go and be assimilated by them, [and] work for them,

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and some [of them] turn into agents or become preoccupied with pleasures of life in here.

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Today, university is not like this. Today, university is like a ladder [which goes up] toward lofty ideals;

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[but] a group wants to do away with this ladder and once again establish the same [old] bridge toward the West,

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[and in doing so] get our university reverted to its previous state.

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[Therefore,] our youths must be awake and, thank God, are awake.

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the Islamic Republic, Through the blessing of recourse to Islam, through the blessing of relying on people,

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[and] through the blessing of the insight and awareness that our people, thank God, have,

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is not only stable and has withstood [in the face of the enemy], but has also progressed;

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we have progressed. In this very issue of nuclear negotiations,

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it was the progress of the Iranian nation that forced bullying powers to come

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[and] join hands, all of them sit before [the representatives of] the Iranian nation,

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[and] employ those hostile ploys against the Iranian nation,

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[in the hope that] they may [be able to] hamstring the Iranian nation; this is the power of the Iranian nation.

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My emphasis on hostility of foreign enemies does not mean ignoring our own internal weaknesses.

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I must say this to you, my dear youths;

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we have weaknesses within ourselves;

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the enemy has exploited our weaknesses in many cases; we must do away with these weaknesses.

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We have weakness in policymaking; have weakness in implementation [of policies],

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have weakness in [making] effort, are sometimes plagued with laziness and become slow in our moves;

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we have weakness in [recognizing] priorities of the country. Sometimes,

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some groups inside the country that belong to us clash over a trivial matter,

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[and clash] over an issue which is not necessary [and] is not imperative;

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[and in doing so] we ignore the enemy; these are among our weaknesses;

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these weaknesses must be done away with. However, the existence of the enemy

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– an enemy that is aware, an enemy that spends money,

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and an enemy that would not refrain from any crime if it could [commit it]

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– is something that must not be neglected.

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Some people, using these trivial domestic matters as excuse, forget about the foreign enemy,

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[and especially] forget about the United States. [The fact] that Imam [Khomeini] frequently repeated

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that ‘target all your cries at America’

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, was for the purpose that you may less shout at each other. I don’t say that don’t criticize;

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no, after all, the society is a free society, thinking is free,

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the right to criticize exists, [and] criticism leads to progress,

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but [we must be careful] not to mistake the main enemy with second-degree enemies or with

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friends with whom we have difference in viewpoint and who are not even an enemy;

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the main enemy is somewhere else.

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The main enemy is the same enemy that uses all its power

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in order to strip the Iranian nation of its huge achievement;

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this achievement is presence of the nation [in all arenas], national sovereignty,

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[and] the influence of Quranic and Islamic ideas among people;

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this is that great achievement which helps us achieve progress; we have made great progress up to the present day,

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[and] this very [achievement] will help us attain our ideals after this.

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They want to take this away from people;

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they want to establish a tyrant government, a proxy government,

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a government infatuated with the West and obedient to the West,

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and awestruck by the West. This is their [ultimate] goal.

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We must not forget this and we must [constantly] monitor this enemy.

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My recommendation to the youths is that

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student youths and pupils [at schools] must first of all pursue their studies diligently.

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Science is a means of [gaining] power;

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one of the most important components of national power is science;

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(so) they should pursue science;

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give precedence to general goals over personal demands.

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[The youths must] increase their insight about the existing conditions, [and] about contemporary past history

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on a daily basis and be able to see the present scene of the world.

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Today, the big picture of the world is like this:

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arrogant powers are on one side with the same material capacities that they have,

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with the fear that they strike [at the heart of other nations], [and] with the outward appearance that show of themselves

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and keep others in awe of their appearance; these [powers] are on one side;

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there are also some weak governments that have not the courage to come out and rise;

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[and] somewhere between these [two sides] there is a place which is vociferously condemning this situation

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and it is the Islamic Republic. Today, the Islamic Republic of Iran is crying out

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without any apprehension, [and] without being afraid of the enemy’s threat and being awestruck by the enemy,

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against oppression, against hegemony, [and] against exploitation and arrogance with a loud voice,

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and [other] nations are hearing this [loud cry] and are impressed by it.

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Let me tell you this: nations are impressed by the movement of the Iranian nation

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and this is evident in the world; it is especially evident in the Islamic world;

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[other nations] show such [a great] veneration  and respect for the Iranian nation, for dignitaries of the revolution, [and] for the person of the revered Imam [Khomeini]

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that they show [that respect] for nobody else.

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This is because this loud voice reaches their ears; don’t lose this loud voice.

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And know that this slogan of yours, your “Death to America,”

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this cry of the Iranian nation, this has a logical and strong support and backing;

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it has rational support.

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It is also evident that the purpose of [saying] “Death to America,” is not death to American nation,

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[because] American nation is like other nations; [this slogan] means death to America’s policies,

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[and] death to arrogance; this is its meaning. This [slogan] has rational support;

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our Constitution expresses this, our principled and profound and logical thoughts express this

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and if we explain this to any nation, they would like it and accept it and admit it.

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Thank God, the Islamic Republic has opened its way and is moving forward.

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I have no doubt that you dear youths will see days

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when many of these lofty ideals that the Islamic Republic has delineated in your country

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will be realized in your life.

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I have no doubt that future is like this

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and you will be able to, God willing, build your country

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and will be able to inspire other nations

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and will be able with divine assistance to overcome these fearful giants that scare nations,

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and, God willing, [will be able to] free nations from the shadow of fear and terror cast by them.

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You, young people, will certainly see this with divine assistance, provided that you continue on this path,

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[and] provided that you move with faith and with hope and do not lose insight, [never lose] insight,

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and in all various issues of the country

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– which now we have many issues in the country which I will discuss later –

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take the main criteria and norms into account

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because this will help you to, God willing, tread the right path.

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I ask the Almighty God to resurrect our beloved martyrs with the Prophet [of Islam (PBUH)];

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to resurrect our revered Imam [Khomeini] with His Chosen Ones;

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and to move our dear youths, God willing, day after day,

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toward lofty goals in a more successful and more achieving manner

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Peace be unto you and so may the mercy of Allah and His blessings