The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYISo peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.
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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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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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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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I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
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Please use your freedom to promote ours.
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In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely “tolerated”, they are valued.
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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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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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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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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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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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