If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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Courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as ‘grace under pressure’ – grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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It is not a sacrifice, it’s a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn’t say it’s a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
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The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
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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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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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That just laws which uphold human rights are the necessary foundation of peace and security would be denied only by closed minds which interpret peace as the silence of all opposition and security as the assurance of their own power.
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