Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe 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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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear.
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There is no hope without endeavor.
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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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I don’t like to be called a symbol. And I don’t like to be called an icon. I will just say that I have to work very, very hard. So I’d rather be known as a hard worker. I don’t think symbols do much, nor icons.
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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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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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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.
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I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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If you are 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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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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