A collective intelligence is never comparable to individual intelligence. It is the views of the masses which are respected and their votes form the basis of decision making.

Any government which is capable of acquiring people’s trust and takes its maxim to be respect for people’s wishes and their votes will be safe from any kind of threat.

In the system of the Islamic Republic, the principle is based on people’s votes and views, and the enforcement of personal tastes and erroneous interpretations of the constitution will only cause mistrust of Islam and the constitution.

We believe that the people themselves should be the rulers of their own fate, and everything should be in their own hands, and governments should act in such a way that will attract people’s fondness.

The legitimacy of the acts of government and the legality of its rule at the time of “the Absence” will be conditional to the votes of the people. Therefore, to be negligent towards the people’s wishes and simply treating them as mere numbers is itself one of the clear proofs of infidelity and dubiety, as it will lead to despotism, dictatorship, glorification of personalities, and false flattery which will cause the denial of people’s individual freedoms.