We must contemplate what the meaning of being “educated” is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated one. But I believe a person who can judge a situation correctly and make timely decisions is more important.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIt’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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We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
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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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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
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Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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