I Have Always Endeavoured, As My Double

I Perfectly Understand The Particular Attention Which You Pay To The Question Of Nuclear Energy, And Fully Realize The Possible Dangers And Catastrophes Which Might Result For Mankind From An Irresponsible Attitude. In This Field My Wish Is For Iran To Put All Her Efforts Towards The Peaceful Use Of Atomic Energy. We Shall Continue To Co-operate With All The Nations Of The World To Attain This End In The Interests Of Human Society.

The Shah Regarded Politics As The Province Of Demagoguery, An Art In Which Only Charlatans Could Excel. He Had No Time For What He Saw As The Tedious Process Of Achieving Consensus Through Debate And Discussion And Tried To Justify His Solitary Exercise Of Power By Insisting It Was What Iran Needed To Catch Up With Lost Time. He Believed He Was More Patriotic Than Anyone Else And Needed No Advice On How Best To Promote And Protect The Highest Interests Of The Nation.

Nobody Can Influence Me, Nobody. Still Less A Woman. Women Are Important In A Man's Life Only If They're Beautiful And Charming And Keep Their Femininity.

The Saudis Have Never Shown Any Respect For Human Rights, Either Now Or In The Past. Even A Petty Burglar Faces Having One Of His Hands Chopped Off. The Liberal Press In America Prefers To Ignore All This, Although They Don't Hesitate To Blacken The Reputation Of Iran.

We May Be Delighted To See Israel Putting The Arabs In Their Place, But We Have Repeatedly Condemned Their Occupation Of Arab Territory.