Some of the statements and claims Dr. Richard Nelson Frye made at UCLA in March 2005.

1. Greater Iran; Richard Frye said: I always thought of Iran where Iranian speaking people lived.
2. Iranian civilization is similar to Europe and China.
3. Iranian is a culture.
4. A British church in France has a Sogdian in signature.
5. The culture is what is important about Iran.
6. Aryans believed in a cyclical view, like plants and trees, dying and coming back, rebirth and change of things.
7. Semitics believed in a linear view, it is a time straight ahead to the end.
8. Iranians believe, cyclical and continuity.
9. Iran is the classical land of dualism, the Christians of Iran Also.
10. Contribution of Iran is Secular law, before them, law and religion was one. The Hakhamanesh brought universal and secular law not related of the locals.
11. How is it that data (law) became separated from religion? This is a concept of division of law.
12. Church and State separation has been a long tradition in Iran. And, the balance between the two.
13. The second occupation of Muslims and Arabs happened again with the revolution.
14. The gate of inquiry should always remain open, this is Shiaism.
15. If Sistani behaves like an Irani and not an Arab, Iraq will be Secular.
16. We have gone back to the middle ages of religious wars.
17. Iranians need to learn how to survive as minorities overseas and how to protect their identity.
18. 1st generation of exile Iranians need to remember their heritage, keep it up.
19. Iranian poetry is world poetry, no one is better than the Iranian poets.
20. Everyone in Iran is a poet.