The relentless attempts of totalitarian regimes to prevent free thought and new ideas and the persistent assertion of their own rightness bring on them an intellectual stasis which they project on to the nation at large.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIf you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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The four basic ingredients for success are: you must have the will to want something; you must have the right kind of attitude.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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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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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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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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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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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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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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