He could stand as a symbol of resistance-above all, resistance to the West and to America.
( He ( ( could ( ( stand ( as ( ( a symbol ) ( of resistance-above ) ) ) ) ( ( all , ) ( resistance ( ( ( to ( the West ) ) and ) ( to America ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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He would have been a good symbol for them to follow.  
( He ( ( would ( have ( been ( ( ( a ( good symbol ) ) ( for them ) ) ( to follow ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
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