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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFreedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.
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The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.
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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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Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world.
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I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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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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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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There is no hope without endeavor.
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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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