There Is Only One Thing I Can

O Cyrus , Great King, King Of Kings, Achaemenian King, King Of The Land Of Iran. I, The Shahanshah Of Iran, Offer Thee Salutations From Myself And From My Nation. Rest In Peace, For We Are Awake, And We Will Always Stay Awake.

Henry Kissinger Is Possessed Of A Truly Superior Intelligence, In Addition To Which He Has Two Qualities Which, Unfortunately, Many Great Men Lack: He Is Able To Listen And He Has A Very Subtle Sense Of Humour.

To Be First In The Middle East Is Not Enough. We Must Raise Ourselves To The Level Of A Great World Power.

I Have Learned By Experience That A Tragic End Awaits Anyone Who Dares Cross Swords With Me; Nasser Is No More, John And Robert Kennedy Died At The Hands Of Assassins, Their Brother Edward Has Been Disgraced, Krushchev Was Toppled, The List Is Endless.

The Shah Regarded Politics As The Province Of Demagoguery, An Art In Which Only Charlatans Could Excel. He Had No Time For What He Saw As The Tedious Process Of Achieving Consensus Through Debate And Discussion And Tried To Justify His Solitary Exercise Of Power By Insisting It Was What Iran Needed To Catch Up With Lost Time. He Believed He Was More Patriotic Than Anyone Else And Needed No Advice On How Best To Promote And Protect The Highest Interests Of The Nation.