Speech [Statement of the services of the nation and the need to serve them by the administrators]

[In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful]

Of course, I thank all the men for coming here and I shall talk about the subjects, which need to be mentioned. We must first take note of what the nation has done to us and then take note that what the nation has achieved has been from the Blessed and Almighty God. Next, we must thank the Blessed and Almighty God; and in what manner is thanksgiving? What has the nation done? All of you gentlemen know that in all eras and now also throughout the world you can never find a nation like the nation of Iran that are a help to you in all your difficulties. Except for a very small minority group- well, everywhere there are corrupt people- but the type of nation are composed of the masses of the nation. The masses of the nation prior to the Revolution and when the movement began and after the Revolution until now, are in the arena in such a manner that one is in baffled. You see in this same Assembly of Experts, which was the last thing that was asked from the people, well even in this instance more than several millions voted.

In the previous regime, when they wanted to do something with all those pressure tactics, six million- according to their own estimates- cast their votes. They raised a commotion that the nation had voted. Whereas of the six million votes, we are not concerned of how many were rigged- but of the six million also that were cast many were the votes of their own dependents and acquaintances and a result of the pressures they would bring on the people and the fear they would instill in the people. Here all the men know; the whole nation knows. Let the foreigners comment whatever they want; the nation knows that there was no pressure meaning that in no place or person or government official was anybody told to go and cast his vote. Alternatively, like in those the feudal in the former assemblies, the landowners and the princes and those who were influential would apply pressure. They would pressurize the landless peasants to vote. Praise is due to God that those powers are no longer present and it is the power of Islam.

Well, on one hand the nation is this way; on the other hand the armed forces are resisting under all those pressures since the past two years; or since more than two years and are defending this country and have given so much blood. All of them from the Revolutionary Guards Corps and the army and gendarmerie and the police forces and the `Basij' forces and the tribes- all have given a large number of martyrs and have also endeavored earnestly. On the one hand, they were engaged in battle while behind them the whole nation was united in their support for them. Women and men, the young and the old would support them. On the other hand, these houses all over the country, which the corrupt would team inside and engage in, corrupt activities. Well, what wrong have the Komitehs and the Revolutionary Guards Corps done! Just last night they announced that, fifty houses where they would team and a large number of corrupt individuals has been arrested. These are issues that if even one of them had occurred in the former times, they would create a commotion. Now I regard this as a form of injustice for them to engage in this manner and for the radio to make a passing reference to them and only say that such a thing has taken place. What has happened? They must thank the people. We must all thank the people; a people that are involved in these affairs and we must thank these Revolutionary Guards that go and sacrifice their lives and do what not to ensure that such corruptions are destroyed.

To be thankful is that we should act; not talk; take action. The action also should be based on the precepts of Islam; to neither be aggressive nor be lenient. For this reason, just as I mentioned to the people, to go and work undercover and spy and do things which they would do- these things must not be engaged in. On the other hand, inside the cities, they must not think that now that the people are asked to be calm, they should take to the streets and commit wrongful acts. Any person, whoever he is, if he commits a wrongful act, an act that is against the tenets of religion, the people have the authority to forbid him from the wrong. If he does not repent, he should be referred to the centers. He will be taken there and reformed. In the meanwhile, one also finds a group of individuals that want to exploit the situation. There should be no mistreatment.

We have not mentioned that the enforced tenets of Islam are to be enforced only in bits and pieces. Is it only that it should be enforced to prevent espionage and prevent interrogation! It is also applicable when a person wants to commit a wrongful act the people are responsible to forbid him. However, if he does not correct himself then the Komiteh, the police station and other places must be informed of the wrongdoing by this person. They, too, should arrest him and hand him over to the courts of law. It is not that we speak about a part of Islam and they exploit it. The matter applies to both parties. We must not transgress and do injustice and inspect the inside of the houses of people; they must also not think that they can act as they wish and create a problem. If one gets the correct information that there is a vice den in a certain place; that there is a drinking parlor somewhere; that there is a gambling joint- all of them must be prevented. If a person comes out in the open and does a wrongful act, that must be forestalled too. What is relevant is that we want to enforce the commandments of God. The commandments of God have the other side to it; it also has this side. The other side is that one must not behave with the people in such a way that they are insecure in their homes, in their daily lives, in their business and trade. The government of Islam must give assurance to the people in all things; in their assets; in their trade; in their factories; in all things the people must be at peace and the government cannot do injustice to them and they must not be wronged. If a person does injustice, he shall be brought to justice.

On the other hand also, if those that are opposed to Islam want to take undue advantage and now take to the streets and commit wrongful acts and just because now there must be peace, this is contrary to Islam. We do not say that there should be peace and calm and every person wants freedom of the Western form, he comes out in the open and drinks alcohol or opens a wine shop for himself. This freedom is within the tenets of Islam; it is within the bounds of human behavior and not for example, that he should be free to do as he wishes on the streets. In any case, we must consider all the aspects of Islam; both those aspects where the revolutionary guard and the police forces and their likes encroach on the people's rights and nor should they imagine that now that it is such they can do as they please. Not at all, it is not like this that they shall be severely dealt with; If a person commits a sin in the open of any kind, the government must deal with him severely and the revolutionary guards and the police forces and so forth are authorized to deal with them harshly. If a person comes and forbids him and he does not obey, then he must be arrested and handed over.

On the other hand, also, they, too, must not enter the homes of the people to see what is happening inside the house. However, if it becomes evident that this house is a den of vice like in former times; it becomes apparent that it is a drinking parlor; a gambling den and so forth, these must be forbidden and one can never overlook these things so that those that were gambling come together again and open a gambling den. If, for example, they do something in their own homes, we shall not go to investigate them. However, if they create a center and they want to do such things in a center or set aside a house especially for such a purpose, this is wrong, is against Islam, and must be prevented.

In any case, we must pay attention to all the issues; one is that what has been the service of the nation to us; we must be thankful for this service. One form of this thanksgiving is that we say" thank you" and supplicate for them. However, true thanksgiving is that we compensate for a blessing that they have given to us. At present, there are many problems all over the country. We must take note of these problems and solve them. Now also, thank God, our country no longer has those aspects of instability and such things at all; that in a short time- very short time- it has consolidated this Islamic Republic is a favor of God that caused the nation to accomplish these tasks. The people must be made to understand that to pursue these issues and know that the Blessed and Almighty God are aware of all things. Therefore, we should act on Islam.

We want that the commandments of Islam to be enforced. All are opposed to us; all the foreigners are opposed to us. There are a very few among them are not opposed but all others are opposed and we must resist these antagonisms. The nation shall God willing be the same later on as it is now. The government and the nation all want to serve Islam. The government takes the initiatives and the nation should support it. The provincial governors and the district governors in their respective regions should serve and the people should support them. When we become servants to the nation and the nation also gives its support, the greed of the foreigners shall be totally eliminated. They always plan to corrupt from within the country, to corrupt the interior. We must pay attention to this.

Our nation must also pay attention to this that it should shun differences and creation of disputes and such things and not allow the emergence of a difference. If a difference occurs, then immediately the individuals that are qualified should go and patch it up. They should not permit differences to occur, take root, and cause our country to be weakened. These issues should not cause the weakening of Islamic matters. The Blessed and Almighty God has favored us and done such a thing. Now thank God, we are not under the subjugation of any power. Except Islam, no one else has any influence on us except the commandments of Islam. We must safeguard Islam and the commandments of Islam so that this is sustained. If we follow Islam and the commandments of Islam to the extent that we can, and consolidate it and establish and obey it, the Blessed and Almighty God will also assist us God willing. Until this issue is present and the grace of the Blessed and Almighty God is present, we should no longer be afraid of anything; of any power; we should not fear any place. Every person, every state must be afraid of itself and matters happening within it. The foreigners follow the developments inside the country to make a claim. It has always been in this manner. It was not that a foreign power would come and take over a country; it was not so. They would first destroy it from within; when the inside would be destroyed, they would then guide their local operatives. Usually it was in this manner; they would cause their local operatives and agents to penetrate. Those local agents would perform certain tasks. Praise is to God, we do not have such problems. The minor problems that existed have, thank God, been removed. They have gone to mind their own business- the corrupt and the corrupters and God willing they will also not be able to raise their heads later on.

Let them utter whatever they want to us; their utterances are not important. Therefore, what is necessary is that we be the servants of Islam. Governors, district governors, ministries- all of them want a single objective. The objective, which we want, is service to the nation and service to Islam. Serving the government is serving Islam. Everything that is at present available here is service to Islam. All should have the feeling that the Blessed and Almighty God has granted us this favor and protected us from all powers who wanted to attack us from all around. Praise is due to God, now we have an independent government and nation and no one can dominate us. As long as, the nation is devoted in this fashion to unity and Islam, it must rest assured that others will not be able to subjugate it- such a thing cannot be done. They would always plan things from within the country; it was not that they would come from abroad and do something. When it would be destroyed from inside, then they would see no obstacle in their path to go about their corruption like in Afghanistan when it was corrupted from within, the foreigners arrived. However, if they are not able to corrupt the inside and the nation stays united and the government is with the nation and the nation is with the government and all the government bodies are united with one another in serving Islam, in service to the people, which is the biggest service to Islam. Serving agriculture is the biggest service to Islam. Serving the rest of the jobs that the people are in need of is service to Islam. When we are decided on serving Islam, the Blessed and Almighty God will not leave us alone; will not leave us God forbid, to get into trouble.

The problems are always from the person himself. If a person is not having a problem from within him, they do not arise from outside. Until there is no decay from within the nation itself, the foreigners do not dominate. They want to do things from inside. Now, thank God, we are confident of the internal situation. When we have this assurance, we must serve. Now we must no longer say that it is the circumstance of the Revolution; the circumstance of the Revolution is over. Now the situation is calm; now is the time to serve the people; now is the time to serve the society; now is the time to serve Islam; now is the time to assure the people about all their things- the capitalist of his capital; the businessperson of his business; the administrator about his administration. When all of them are assured that, there is peace and calm and it is echoed abroad that peace has been restored here, those that fear to return will come back. They will know that there is no longer any problem except whom among them seeking pleasure; there is no place for them here any longer; they should seek pleasure abroad itself; they cannot be reformed any more.

However, thank God, our nation is now united. All are together. This election proved what type some of those people are; until after the first election- which of course must be at the top of the list of the elections and it was the election for a republic- after that we did not have such an election and thank God, it ended in happiness and peace. They were not able to do anything and despaired. They were not able to do anything in the society. Now if a thief does something, it is present everywhere. Now America is worse than all places. I hope that all the officials are aware that this people, who have toiled so much for this republic, have thrown out the corrupt individuals and replaced them with upright individuals, they should serve them in thanksgiving and gratitude for this blessing. The governors should serve these people; the district governors should serve; the ministries should serve- all must have the objective of service. We hope that God willing, there would be peace after these issues, the people also will be calm after this and be busy, that they invest their capital and not fear that suddenly someone will come and take them away. Never, there is no question about this; it is not that they cannot do their job; they can invest their capital, manage the country, and strengthen it. The government also supports them and it must be. The main thing is that the Blessed and Almighty God is the supporter and we depend on His blessing. May God protect all of you.

May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you.