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 KYIThere is no hope without endeavor.
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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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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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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 give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don’t have a job you have to rely on someone.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.
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Intimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
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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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How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.
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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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