The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWith the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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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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Some of the most relaxing weekends I have ever enjoyed were those I spent quietly with a sense of all work to date completed, and an absorbing mystery.
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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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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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I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don’t believe in people just hoping.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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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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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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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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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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I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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There is no hope without endeavor.
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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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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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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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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
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.
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The 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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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