The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIPart of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months.
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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 feel helpless, go help someone.
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The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same.
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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success.
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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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It’s good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end,
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You must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.
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