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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.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.
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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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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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That’s not what it’s all about. It’s to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.
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More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they’ve got to go about it themselves – they can’t depend on a particular person, ie me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what’s going on all over the world.
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Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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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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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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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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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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Army Democracy Engine Genuine Particular People Power Think Time Understand
The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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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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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same.
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