A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
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More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they’ve got to go about it themselves – they can’t depend on a particular person, ie me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what’s going on all over the world.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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There is no hope without endeavor.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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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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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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I think in some ways it’s better to have the people of the world on your side than the governments of the world, even if governments can be more effective in certain directions.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.
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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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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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