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Former Supreme Leader of Iran

Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder and former Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, was born on September 24, 1902, and passed away on June 3, 1989. He was a pivotal figure in Iran's history, leading the Islamic Revolution that overthrew the Pahlavi monarchy and established the Islamic Republic.

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“What country is stabler than Iran? Where else in the world would an assassinated prime minister be so quickly replaced?”

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“When anyone studies a little or pays a little attention to the rules of Islamic government, Islamic politics, Islamic society and Islamic economy he will realize that Islam is a very political religion. Anyone who will say that religion is separate from politics is a fool; he does not know Islam or politics.”

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“In Iran's future Islamic system everyone can express their opinion, and the Islamic government will respond to logic with logic.”

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“In the Islamic government all people have complete freedom to have any kind of opinion.”

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“The fundamental difference between Islamic government, on the one hand, and constitutional monarchy and republics, on the other, is this: whereas the representatives of the people or the monarch in such regimes engage in legislation, in Islam the legislative power and competence to establish laws belong exclusively to God Almighty.”

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Author:Ruhollah Khomeini

About the Author

Born: September 24, 1902
Died: June 3, 1989
Known for: Former Supreme Leader of Iran
Quotes: 39

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