We are at a stage wherein we have been reborn. I say if we are hungry, walk on foot and are isolated but move towards self-sufficiency, it is better than being dependent and affluent. What counts is to believe in Islamic values and intentions and economic independence.
Jamaran, Tehran
Significance of self-sufficiency
Hashimi (minister of industries) and his deputies
جلد ۱۶ صحیفه امام خمینی (ره)، صفحه ۴۴۶
امام خمینی (ره)؛ 31 شهریور 1361