My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe 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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Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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Sometimes 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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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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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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’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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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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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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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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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 don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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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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