Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIt’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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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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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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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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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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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 do not believe that I’m sacrificing, in fact I feel very uneasy when others used the word sacrifice to describe my life. It sounds like I’m demanding returns for my investments.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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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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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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I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.
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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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