There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWhen 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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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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I do not believe that I’m sacrificing, in fact I feel very uneasy when others used the word sacrifice to describe my life. It sounds like I’m demanding returns for my investments.
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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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To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don’t believe in people just hoping.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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To 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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The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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