The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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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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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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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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Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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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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The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
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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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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 search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
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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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How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
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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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One should mature over 20 years.
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Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
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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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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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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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