The outcome of democracy is the progress of the country. The achievements are really extraordinary. We have named the fourth decade of the Revolution "The Decade of Progress and Justice." Progress has been achieved in the country in the real sense of the word. I am not speaking about justice. We are behind in the area of justice and there is no doubt about this. We ourselves acknowledge and admit to this. In "The Decade of Progress and Justice" we should have succeeded both in progress and in justice. We have succeeded in the area of progress in the true sense of the word. We have really made progress. Progress has been achieved in all areas, but in the area of justice, we should work and endeavor hard. We should apologize to Allah the Exalted and to our dear people. We have problems in the area of justice, but by Allah's favor and with the determination of competent and pious men and women, we will progress in this area as well. However, in the area of material progress - to be fair - many and very important tasks have been carried out.
Progress does not that foreigners enter a country, take its money, humiliate its people and then build towers in return. These things do not mean progress. Some people look at some of these countries around us whose wealth comes from oil and they see that there are such and such airports and towers there. This is not progress! If foreigners come and take the money of a country and humiliate its people by building a tower for it, this is not progress. This is backwardness! This is loss. Today, the tallest tower in the region is in the most incompetent country! This does not mean progress. Progress means that a country and a people join the front lines with their own power, determination, decision, knowledge and capacity. This is progress and this has thankfully happened in our country.
Today, we are a pole of power in the area of medicine and medical treatment. We are among the top countries in the world in this regard. We can decide regional issues. We have developed great skill at nuclear science. We have developed great skill at nanotechnology and biotechnology. We have a high ranking in the world in the area of sciences related to cyberspace. These things constitute progress. Many of our youth are waiting for a signal to really soar high as they are very talented. We managers have shirked our duties in this area to some extent. If we cooperate more with youth, they will really soar high in scientific and technical areas and in areas related to public services and various other tasks, as they are soaring high in spiritual areas in the present time.
We have made great progress in the area of security, defense, agriculture, health, science, transport and the like. Thankfully, our progress is good. In "The Decade of Progress and Justice" progress was good. All these result from the Revolution. Of course, because we are weak in the area of promotion, the people of other countries may not know about our achievements, but the enemies know about many of these achievements. I will tell you that we are strong in many areas, but we are weak in the area of promotions. We have acted in an inactive, weak and unimaginative way in the area of promotions and what has been achieved. We should progress in this area. However, our enemies and those who observe all affairs see the achievements of the country. They know how far the country has moved forward.
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