“Of all sound of all bells… most solemn and touching is the peal which rings out the Old Year.”
Charles Lamb (1775–1834) English essayist
“To please the Lord and carry out the decrees of the Holy Christ, let the bells in your churches peal out in favor of the oppressed Iranians, and in condemnation of the oppressors.”
(Addressed to religious leaders of Christianity:)
Pithy Aphorisms: Wise Saying and Counsels, Edited by Mansoor Limba, Tehran: The Institute for Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works -- International Affairs Department. p. 9.
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