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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYISometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.
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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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Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.
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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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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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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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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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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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I think in some ways it’s better to have the people of the world on your side than the governments of the world, even if governments can be more effective in certain directions.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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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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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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