If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIPeace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
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I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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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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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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Sometimes 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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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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A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success.
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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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I don’t like to be called a symbol. And I don’t like to be called an icon. I will just say that I have to work very, very hard. So I’d rather be known as a hard worker. I don’t think symbols do much, nor icons.
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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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