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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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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.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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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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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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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 look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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