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A metaphor for courage might be describing someone as having "the heart of a lion". He does not actually have the heart of a lion, it's a metaphor to show that he is courageous.
<span>Reduced influence of religion on the government. The ayatollahs are radical Shia Muslims. They were/are desperate to inflict Shia Islam at every level on their civilians.
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