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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe 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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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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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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People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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The greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
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Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.
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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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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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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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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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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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