Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIRegimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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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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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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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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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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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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