On the recordMay 8, 2006
Liberalism and Western-style democracy have not been able to help realize the ideals of humanity. Today, these two concepts have failed.
Said by
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Source
transcripts.cnn.comLiberalism and Western-style democracy have not been able to help realize the ideals of humanity. Today, these two concepts have failed.
Ahmadinejad critiques Western democracy and suggests a superiority of religious governance.
Share
More from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
I think the U.S. government is busy fabricating a new scenario and history has shown both the U.S. government and the CIA have a lot of experience in fabricating these scenarios.
We believe a secure, advanced and powerful Iraq will be in line with the interests of the Iraqi nation, Iran and all the region.
We need the peaceful nuclear technology for energy, medical and agricultural purposes, and our scientific progress.