In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
Iran's situation during the Pahlavi era
I would like to thank the gentlemen, who have come from a long distance to commiserate with us. I implore the Exalted and Blessed God for everybody's prosperity and health. You are aware of the plight of your people; all Iranian people were deprived during the era of this father and son. They were deprived of freedom, independence. Our youth from all over Iran were in jails, under torture and deprived of freedom and independence. Iranian `ulama' were deprived of freedom and many of them were in exile or in prisons. Some people of Tehran, who are living in places called shantytown, or are tent-dwellers are perhaps more deprived than people in your locality. Together with several dependents, they are living in huts made of clay or in tents like a hole where animals live! Iran was a prison for all its respectable citizens, thanks God, this prison was shattered, freedom was returned to you, and you gained independence.
Hand in hand with the government in confronting conspiracies
It is high time that everybody spoke in unison and one idea, and be united, and everybody together take this movement to advancement. If there is commotion at the borders where you are residing and opportunists want to perpetrate heinous acts, hinder them. Of course, the government will also take action in this regard. I ask you to help the government and all the gendarmerie. You should not just expect the government to do all the work. The government cannot do all the work alone, you must bolster it, the army, gendarmerie, police forces, and police stations, and obstruct the corruption-mongers who want to push you back to the previous tyrannical rule and plunder your resources. We hope that with the establishment of the government of Islamic justice and the capability of implementing Islamic decrees in Iran, all classes of people will achieve prosperity both in this world and in the hereafter. I implore the Exalted and Blessed God for the health and prosperity of all Iranians and you, the youth, who have gathered here. Peace and salutations to you!