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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIJustice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear.
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People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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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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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
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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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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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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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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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I think in some ways it’s better to have the people of the world on your side than the governments of the world, even if governments can be more effective in certain directions.
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Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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