How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.
AUNG SAN SUU KYITo 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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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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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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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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We must contemplate what the meaning of being “educated” is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated one. But I believe a person who can judge a situation correctly and make timely decisions is more important.
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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
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That’s not what it’s all about. It’s to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.
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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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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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