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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIA 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWe have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWith the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIKindness can change the lives of people.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIRegimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIPeople ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIOne should mature over 20 years.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWhen I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIt is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThere’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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