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
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWe have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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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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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 good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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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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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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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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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.
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