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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWhen you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
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More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they’ve got to go about it themselves – they can’t depend on a particular person, ie me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what’s going on all over the world.
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All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn’t prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.
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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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To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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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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That’s not what it’s all about. It’s to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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One should mature over 20 years.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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