Speech [Conspiracies of political groups - need for accompanying the nation]

Man should gain experience in graduation. In pre-revolution period, we did not know what would happen in post revolution era. We had no experience. Now, after the revolution we see that one one the corollaries of a revolution is chaos! Anyone says whatever one wants! Everyone does what one wishes to act. They do not think at all whether they are talking in favor of the nation or not. What the nation demanded and voted for; that is, the majority vote were cast in favor of the Islamic Republic and all the opponents were on one side and the nation on the other side, winning 98 of the votes while only 2 of the votes belonged to the opponents of Islamic Republic, the nation cried for the Islamic Republic and voted for it.

The Islamic Republic desired by the nation is that the republic should include Islamic precepts and that the country should be managed based on Islamic laws. What God Almighty has said through the holy Prophet (s) and the Imams (`a) should be materialized. Now that the people have voted and everything has been done the way people wanted, different groups with various opinions have emerged. Everyone speaks what one wishes. When questioned, they argu that we were in the process of revolution. Everyone making whatever wrong argues that the revolution so demands! As there has been a revolution, all things have to be revolutionary, meaning that there are no regulations! There is no ration, or any human and Islamic norm whatsoever. Speeches are made and articles are put down across all corners of the country and everyone says and writes whatever one wants, with an idea to impose their ideas upon a 30- and-so million nation.

The same people shouting for democracy and freedom sit together and say something to be imposed on the whole nation. For example, they argue that the Assembly of Experts that is now busy working must be dissolved! I do not know, who the gentlemen are demanding," Experts Assembly must be dissolved." Why should it to be dissolved? Is it because the experts are turbaned or because they are people of knowledge believing in Islam and enforcing Islamic rules? As people have said, wilayat-e faqih should exist; therefore, a faqih should supervise the affairs of the government. They are afraid of a faqih controlling the affairs. The opponents argue that if faqih becomes powerful and grows strong, anarchy would ensue. However, they do not withhold a prime minister or president, but not a turbaned man, holds the power. Whoever he may be, even a westerner! This is their logic. But this is not the case. We say you are a minority of 10,100 and 1000 people. Can you say that there must be a" Republic" rather than" Islamic" for which cast their votes. What does this" must" mean?" This must be done". What is this must for? Who are you to say" must" in front of the nation? The people have designated the Assembly of Experts. Tehran with 2000,000 people voted for the late Taliqani, over 2 million said yes to Mr. Muntaziri and 2 million and one million or so of votes were cast to others. They massively voted for the Islamic Republic. There was also an overwhelming majority of polls in other cities. Others remained a minority. Now, with the minority of votes, the intellectual gentlemen who claim for democracy argue that vote of the majority is not the criteria and that majority of votes bases no people's freedom in voting the Assembly must be dissolved while these gentlemen are in minority!

I ask the gentlemen why the assembly has to be dissolved. What has happened? Why do you say, `must'? Look, you who claim that there must be freedom, you say people did not vote freely! You say that people were not free to cast proper votes! Given you have not said this, how about when the people were seen casting their votes freely? Do you fancy that if the assembly is terminated, we are no longer in need of it or re-elections should be held? If a hundred times, elections are held, people vote for their 'ulama' a hundred times. In case it is dissolved, people would elect the figures that are religious, popular and Islamic, not westernized. Believe that it is not what you imagine. If it is terminated, firstly it is not dissolved because no one save the nation has the right to do so and secondly, in case Majlis is dissolved, do you believe we do not need laws? Enough is enough! You have no right to do so. Once you say laws are needed and must be determined by people. If there needs to be the constituency, the nation will pick the devout 'ulama'. If there might be a council, the nation chooses MPs this way.

You should be mournful! It is because you have neither a way into the Consultative Assembly nor into the Constituent Assembly or other places. The nation wants Islam. When the nation seeks Islam, if you disturb their attempt a hundred times, people still want the same Islam. Yes, you can propagandize to cause the entire nation turn their back on Islam then you can take over. As long as they want Islam and the Islamic Republic, it cannot be changed. It is senseless to see a minority imposing something upon a majority. This is anti-democracy, which you advocate. This is against humanity to do so. This is the same thing we had in time of Rida Khan when a few people imposed something by force of bayonets on the nation. Now the bayonets have been replaced by speech, pen, conspiracy and the like. It is not right to delude and force people this way.

I hold that the gentlemen have to think. The gentlemen saying they are interested in Islam, the nation and the country must be mindful. They must flow with the stream. If they want to swim against the current, they will be flown away. They should know that people understand everything; they have found their way and are going ahead. You assumed that the nation is not educated. If education fails to affect the minds and hearts of people and they are overtaken by grudge, this education is not clear to lead people. The people are guided. Presently, all people are informed of what they wish. That is right! People know what they want. In case you call for referendum for Wilayat-e faqih in the sense that what has been prescribed by God Almighty and the affairs of government and the power centers should be supervised by a fully qualified faqih, he will be elected as you saw.

People want what God and His Messenger (s) want. You should not struggle aimlessly; you have to follow the nation. If you are really eager to have a good country, you should let the country be in peace, with no intrigues all around here, in Kurdistan and elsewhere. Once the country is calm, everything would be all right; hands of foreigners are cut off the country and they would not be back again. Currently, one group is conspiring in Tehran, another one is busy plotting in Kurdistan, a third one brewing a conspiracy in Balouchestan and a fourth one engaged in similar acts in other places. If the revolution fails, God forbid, through such things, everything you have would be lost.

Be unified, all move along the nation's way. Join hands as you first did, leading the revolution to this point. Stay united until the revolution brings fruit. God willing, what God, His Messenger (s) and the Book want will find expression. This is expedient to the nation and the country. Never imagine that dictatorship prevails in Islam and goes with the clergymen or the latter. No such things are at issue; there is no dictatorship at work. If you do not act dictatorially, our nation is not dictator nor is our `ulama'.

May peace and Mercy of God be upon you all!