Ruhollah Khomeini
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Leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution; Supreme Leader of Iran (1979-1989) · Iran
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Content note: Describes a country as 'the Great Satan'. The words are shown as they were said or written. Why
“In this revolution, the Great Satan is America that gathers around other devils blatantly.”
English: English text on the official Imam Khomeini site (emam.com), from Sahifeh-ye Imam, vol. 10, pp. 344-348. Original-language text not found.
Spoken the day after students seized the US embassy in Tehran, to employees of a state insurance office.
Ruhollah Khomeini, speech to staff of the Iranian Central Insurance Office, Qom, 5 November 1979 (titled on emam.com 'American plots against Iran'), Sahifeh-ye Imam, vol. 10, pp. 344-348 Source