I think it’s time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThere is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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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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Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world.
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It’s good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma.
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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.
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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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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’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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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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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don’t have a job you have to rely on someone.
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Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.
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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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