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 KYIThe true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
More Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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A revolution which aims merely at changing official policies and institutions with a view to an improvement in material conditions has little chance of genuine success.
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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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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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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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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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