The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII 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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So 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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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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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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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that ‘if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression’, human rights should be protected by the rule of law.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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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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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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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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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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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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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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Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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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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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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