It is not a sacrifice, it’s a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn’t say it’s a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it
AUNG SAN SUU KYII 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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I think it’s time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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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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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let’s not confine ourselves to primary education. Let’s think of early childhood development and education as a whole.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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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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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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