I believe in fundamental reforms.
It is possible that when the "white smoke" emerges, it will be completely contrary to our expectations.
Perhaps if a personality like Mr. Khatami were to become a temporary leader [for a transition to democracy], the people might accept it.
With this current direction, I am not optimistic [about reaching the third leadership].
For these 46 years, we have been paying the price for a single mistake (the occupation of the U.S. Embassy).
Throughout history, the majority of Shiite jurists believed that something called Velayat-e Faqih (in the sense of the rule of the jurist) does not exist.
I believe there is no such thing as an Islamic Government!
Among traditional scholars, Ayatollah Mesbah (Yazdi) had the worst reaction (or attitude/approach) toward the new human rights system.
The only commonality I see between these two people is that both of their turbans are white!
In this interpretation, a republic has been formed in which the people have no role whatsoever (are powerless).
[These agencies] have turned human beings into hypocrites who speak according to the government's wishes, but their belief is something else.
When ethics disappear, commitment also disappears; this is how corruption becomes widespread and institutionalized.
My hypothesis was that the reading (interpretation) presented of Shia Islam destroys ethics.
What I have seen in these 48 years is completely consistent with my studies in the history of religions.