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America Quotes
It's hard to overemphasize just how important America is to Iran. Even an ordinary soldier who has never, will never have a chance to come to the United States will ask about you about life in the United States and ask you to help him get a visa. There's an expression in Farsi that translates into 'America as the golden land,' the golden country.
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Addition Quotes
Stripped of its plot, the 'Iliad' is a scattering of names and biographies of ordinary soldiers: men who trip over their shields, lose their courage or miss their wives. In addition to these, there is a cast of anonymous people: the farmers, walkers, mothers, neighbours who inhabit its similes.
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Competent Quotes
I realized quickly what Mandela and Tambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be represented by men of their own skin color.