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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.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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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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More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they’ve got to go about it themselves – they can’t depend on a particular person, ie me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what’s going on all over the world.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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Humor is one of the best ingredients of survival.
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Intimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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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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Courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as ‘grace under pressure’ – grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
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The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.
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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI

Condemning Country Criticize Military Offensive People Person State Youth

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