That just laws which uphold human rights are the necessary foundation of peace and security would be denied only by closed minds which interpret peace as the silence of all opposition and security as the assurance of their own power.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIf you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
-
-
There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Challenges mean opportunities as well.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
The greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
That’s not what it’s all about. It’s to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI -
Please use your freedom to promote ours.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI