So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWeak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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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.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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The greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
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Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.
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I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end,
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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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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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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.
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I think it’s time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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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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