It took little time for most Iranians, including those who believed in and contributed to Khomeini's revolution, to become disillusioned. Resistance and the earliest forms of defiance of the regime soon began in war-torn Iran. It began first among the courageous women of Iran who have endured the harshest treatment since the arrival of the regime. Today, it is the very children of those brave parents whose blood is been spilled on the streets of Iran.

Iran: Unleashing Her Potential Through Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights, Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium, Johns Hopkins University, Oct. 12, 2010.