In response to a question from an audience member
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One of the members indicated here that all this should have been done in secret. This was the intention; this never was supposed to be in the open. But in any case, the spies exposed it. We did not want to declare all this.
— Hassan Rouhani
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "One of the members indicated here that all this should have been done in secret. This was the intention; this never was supposed to be in the open. But in any case, the spies exposed it. We did not want to declare all this." in the context of "In response to a question from an audience member" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Hassan Rouhani" (Quotes, 2004 speech to the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council: As quoted in his 2004 speech entitled "Beyond the Challenges Facing Iran and the IAEA Concerning the Nuclear Dossier," given to the Supreme Cultural Revolution Council while he was serving as chief nuclear negotiator)
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About Hassan Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani (born 13 November 1948) is an Iranian Islamist politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer ("Wakil"), academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric. He has been a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999. He was a member of the Expediency Council from 1991 to 2021, and also was a member of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2021.
About Hassan Rouhani
Hassan Rouhani (born 13 November 1948) is an Iranian Islamist politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is also a sharia lawyer ("Wakil"), academic, former diplomat and Islamic cleric. He has been a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts since 1999. He was a member of the Expediency Council from 1991 to 2021, and also was a member of the Supreme National Security Council from 1989 to 2021.
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