The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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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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Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it.
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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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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.
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There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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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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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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I think it’s time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.
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A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success.
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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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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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