All Iranians would be guaranteed housing and free from hunger as part of the Great Civilization.[2] The Shah predicted the Great Civilization was not in the far future as Iran would reach the level of progress Western Europe had in 1978 by 1990 and Iran would catch up to nations like France and England by the end of the century. The Shah had prophesied the Great Civilization was destined as Iranians had a natural invincible energy, humanity, a sense of justice and rights, gift for sciences, literature, arts, universal outlook, and a deep-seated patriotism that protects Iranianness in any adversity.[3] The Shah sought to prove Iran's Great Civilization would surpass western nations and avoid the shortcoming of the west.