Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIDemocracy is when the people keep a government in check.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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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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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
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To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.
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That just laws which uphold human rights are the necessary foundation of peace and security would be denied only by closed minds which interpret peace as the silence of all opposition and security as the assurance of their own power.
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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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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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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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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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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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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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There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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