The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThat just laws which uphold human rights are the necessary foundation of peace and security would be denied only by closed minds which interpret peace as the silence of all opposition and security as the assurance of their own power.
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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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It’s good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma.
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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
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Human rights must be protected by the rule of law, and there can never be occasions where human rights can be neglected or ignored or the rule of law set aside.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.
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I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.
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The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same.
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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely “tolerated”, they are valued.
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