You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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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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I chose to walk on this journey, because I solely believed in it and wholeheartedly decided to do so, and I’m willing and able to pay for the consequences.
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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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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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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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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
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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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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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As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months.
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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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