My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIPart 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.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that ‘if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression’, human rights should be protected by the rule of law.
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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
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The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation’s development.
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The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear.
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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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It is not a sacrifice, it’s a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn’t say it’s a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it
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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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