Quotes of the Day

Monday, Dec. 21, 2009

Open quoteHe died at exactly the right time. He will be revered for his courage, and his example is likely to restore some of the clergy's prestige.Close quote

  • RASOOL NAFISI,
  • an Iran expert at Strayer University, on the death of Grand Ayatullah Hossein Ali Montazeri, a senior Shi'ite cleric who became a fierce critic of the country's hard-line rulers
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