The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation’s development.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWe want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.
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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 should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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We must contemplate what the meaning of being “educated” is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated one. But I believe a person who can judge a situation correctly and make timely decisions is more important.
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Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let’s not confine ourselves to primary education. Let’s think of early childhood development and education as a whole.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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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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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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Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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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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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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