The relentless attempts of totalitarian regimes to prevent free thought and new ideas and the persistent assertion of their own rightness bring on them an intellectual stasis which they project on to the nation at large.
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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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
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Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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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 of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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