When I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIf you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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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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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.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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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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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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Intimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.
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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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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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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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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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