It is not power that corrupts but fear.
AUNG SAN SUU KYISometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.
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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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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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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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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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The relentless attempts of totalitarian regimes to prevent free thought and new ideas and the persistent assertion of their own rightness bring on them an intellectual stasis which they project on to the nation at large.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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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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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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