In the book of Esdras, the Bible tells us that about 2500 years ago, three guardsmen of the Persian emperor Darius the Great held a contest as to what was the strongest thing in the world.
The first said: "Wine is the strongest";
The second said, "The king is strongest";
The third said, "Women are strong, but above all things, truth is strongest".
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The winner was then awarded by Darius, being allowed to go to Jerusalem to help rebuild Salomon's temple, fulfilling a promise already given by Cyrus the Great who had initially liberated the Jews from their Babylonian captivity.
Iranians believe, since ancient times, that there is a cosmic war going on between good and evil, light and darkness, truth and those who try to hide and wipe it out.
As an Iranian, as a Wikipedian, and more generally as a human, I believe that truth is strongest. Our duty is to contribute our part to its eventual triumph.
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