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The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation’s development.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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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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Army Democracy Engine Genuine Particular People Power Think Time Understand
When I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.
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Condemning Country Criticize Military Offensive People Person State Youth
There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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Gain Nasty Nothing Unnecesarlily Violence
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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Choice Choose Force Sacrifice Something You
That’s not what it’s all about. It’s to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.
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Acceptance Answer Concern Course Give Party Require Some Take Try
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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Believe Clear Fairly Happy Hope Made Now People Just Think Word
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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Discipline Free Maintain Men Oppress Process Responsibility Saint Sinner Society Themselves Try Women
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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Burma Concern Country Good Help Involve Know Movement People Person Really
Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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Big Convenience Enough Every Kindness never Recieve Small World
Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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Amazing Government Last Leade People Seem Want
My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world.
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Attitude Based Burmese Definition Destroy Factor Mean Negative Peace Really Remove
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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Always Answer Ask Choice Made People Sacrifice
The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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Good Individual Nation Need Service Sublimate
Kindness can change the lives of people.
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Change Kindness Live People
Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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Degree Four Hours Revolutionary Sometimes Total Twenty
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
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Belligerent Contest Deal Even Goal Government Nation Ost Peace

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