"We cannot forget Mr. Levinson and his family and I hope that the words particularly of Mr. Deutch bring some comfort to his family and can lead to some action by the Iranian Government."
"It is, to me, a shocking document, and your reaction... raises serious questions about your fitness to hold your job."
"This is about a staff that is out of control. This is about a dysfunctional culture."
"This is about a board not doing its job and a staff substituting itself for the board."
"Religion has always played a very important role in our public life."
"Iran is different from the United States in that we do have the separation--what we call the separation of church and state."
"We believe in that very strongly. We did from the beginning in the United States."
"Every group is entitled in a society to human rights protection, whether they be Baha'is, whether it be women, whether they be gay and lesbian brothers and sisters."
"We are just saying respect the equal rights of freedom of religion for the Baha'is, for the Jewish community, for the Christian community, for the minority Muslim communities."
"The human rights situation in Iran is Medieval and remains bleak, and it is very important we speak out about it."
"I believe that the Baha'i resolution we have today has more at stake than just--not that that is limited--the Baha'i issue."