I think in some ways it’s better to have the people of the world on your side than the governments of the world, even if governments can be more effective in certain directions.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIHuman beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months.
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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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Courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as ‘grace under pressure’ – grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
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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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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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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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Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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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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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely “tolerated”, they are valued.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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One should mature over 20 years.
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