There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIMy top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let’s not confine ourselves to primary education. Let’s think of early childhood development and education as a whole.
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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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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.
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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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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end,
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The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
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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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I’ve always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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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 peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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