I am the voice of the people in Iran whose voices are silent and whose demands cannot be heard by the rest of the world. Shirin Ebadi More Quotes by Shirin Ebadi More Quotes From Shirin Ebadi Certainly, the fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice. Shirin Ebadi terrorismfightingjustice No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government. Shirin Ebadi governmentsoldierfeet Democracy is not an incident that happens overnight, nor a gift that America can give to the world. It is a culture which needs peace to evolve. Shirin Ebadi warpeaceamerica Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants. Shirin Ebadi lawyerpoliticaljobs No government can make me wear a veil, no government can force me not to wear it either Shirin Ebadi veilsforcegovernment Europe clearly is the only place where people can speak up critically, and this is a unique cultural value. Shirin Ebadi uniqueeuropepeople Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran. Shirin Ebadi iranlawyerjobs Because of our youthful population, we suffer from unemployment in Iran. We need more universities and more job opportunities for the young. Shirin Ebadi iranopportunityjobs Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just democracy itself. Shirin Ebadi eastdemocracypeople The international community can't trust such a government. If the government of Iran wants the international community to believe in what it says, it should try to bring true, pure democracy into the country. The political solution to the energy issue or the nuclear case is democracy in Iran. Shirin Ebadi issuesbelievecountry When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group. Shirin Ebadi irangovernmentrights
