"Thank God we in Iran have neither the desire nor the need to suffer from democracy."

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Anti-communistsHeads of stateMuslims from IranSecularistsMonarchs from Iran
Original Language: English

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As quoted in Asadollah Alam (1991), The Shah and I: The Confidential Diary of Iran's Royal Court, 1968-77, page 233