With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWe have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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The greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
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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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Human rights must be protected by the rule of law, and there can never be occasions where human rights can be neglected or ignored or the rule of law set aside.
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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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When I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.
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We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
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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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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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