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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.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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There is no hope without endeavor.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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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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How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.
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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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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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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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People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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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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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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