I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIChallenges mean opportunities as well.
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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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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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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.
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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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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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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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Peace 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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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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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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How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.
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