We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIntimidation 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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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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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 you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn’t prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.
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Please use your freedom to promote ours.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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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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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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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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There is no hope without endeavor.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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