You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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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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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.
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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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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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Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don’t have a job you have to rely on someone.
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I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don’t believe in people just hoping.
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The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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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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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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