“I cannot avoid wondering about the feelings of those who are now the apparent rulers of Iran. They are, despite their mistakes and the crimes which they have instigated, men of faith who claim to be sent by God. I hope they will eventually realize that the revolution which they believe they have brought about is not to the glory of God, but serves the forces of evil.”

— Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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Publications, The Shah's Story (1980), On Islam and the Islamic Revolution

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