You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
AUNG SAN SUU KYITo be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely “tolerated”, they are valued.
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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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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 want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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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.
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The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
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The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation’s development.
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To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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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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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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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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I 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.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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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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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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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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It’s good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma.
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I think it’s time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.
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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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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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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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