26 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Quotes

One can not impede scientific progress
Our nation is today a powerful nation
It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals
Nuclear energy is the scientific achievement of the Iranian nation
The wave of the Islamic revolution will soon reach the entire world
The UN structure is one-sided, stacked against the world of Islam
Global equations undergo changes, this is their nature
Today, the Muslim world is the poorest of the global powers
Fortunately, Iranians are politically active worldwide
Technical knowledge has now become an integral aspect of the Iranian psyche
Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats
Iranians defend and present their Islamic and Iranian identity to other people worldwide
We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely
Why is it that the Palestinian people are paying the price for an event they had nothing to do with?
We desire an expansion of relations with regional states and the establishment of extensive public contacts
Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice
Why did this happen? What caused it? What conditions led to it? Who truly was involved? Who was really involved and put it all together?
For hundreds of years Iranians have been migrating to many parts of the world. They took Islamic culture to other parts of the world and established it there
The expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights
The system of domination is founded on depriving nations of their true identity. It seeks to deprive nations of their culture, identity, self-confidence and in this way dominate them
In Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country. We don't have that like in your country. In Iran we do not have this phenomenon. I don't know who's told you that we have this
My question was simple: There are researchers who want to approach the topic from a different perspective. Why are they put into prison? Right now, there are a number of European academics who have been sent to prison because they attempted to write about the Holocaust or research it from a different perspective, questioning certain aspects of it. My question is: Why isn't it open to all forms of research?
Some big powers create a monopoly over science and prevent other nations in achieving scientific development as well. This, too, is one of the surprises of our time. Some big powers do not want to see the progress of other societies and nations. They turn to thousands of reasons, make allegations, place economic sanctions to prevent other nations from developing and advancing, all resulting from their distance from human values and the teachings of the divine prophets. Regretfully, they have not been trained to serve mankind
People should have freedom in their pilgrimages and tours. They should come and visit historical monuments and sites, let's say the sites around Iran, where they can easily engage in wide scale contacts with others
I think the text read by the dear gentleman here, more than addressing me, was an insult to information and the knowledge of the audience here, present here. In a university environment we must allow people to speak their mind, to allow everyone to talk so that the truth is eventually revealed by all
We love all nations. We are friends with the Jewish people. There are many Jews living in Iran with security. You must understand that in our constitution and our laws and the parliamentary elections for every 150,000 people we get one representative in the parliament. For the Jewish community one-fifth of this number they still get one independent representative in the parliament. Our proposal to the Palestinian plight is a humanitarian and a democratic proposal. What we say is that to solve this 60-year problem, we must allow the Palestinian people to decide about its future for itself