Mahmoud ahmadinejad

In Iran I think nobody loses their job because of making a statement that reflects their opinion. From this point of view, conditions in Iran are far better than in many other places in the world.

The best world is one in which all countries cooperate with one another to kind of meet each other's needs and be partners in the process.

In Iran, people are free to express their views. Every day, some people criticize the policies of the government.

We believe that visa quotas should be lifted and people should visit anywhere they wish freely.

Of course what is talked about in the U.N. General Assembly is very important. Officials, the leaders of nations, appear there to speak of the most important topics - what they perceive to be the most...

The Zionists are very much, very adventuresome, very much seeking to fabricate things, and I think they see themselves at the end of the line, and I do firmly believe that they seek to create new...

I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.

I think everyone must settle for what is in the parameter of their own rights. No one must have an evil intention toward the territorial benefit or integrity of other nations.

Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats.

Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.