You must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIDemocracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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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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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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One should mature over 20 years.
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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 don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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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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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.
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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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Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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