When 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 KYIEvery kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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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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The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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Please use your freedom to promote ours.
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We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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