Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWith the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
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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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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
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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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Intimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
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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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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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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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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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