The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe 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.
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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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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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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.
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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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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
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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.
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The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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