Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIt is not power that corrupts but fear.
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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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That’s not what it’s all about. It’s to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.
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If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
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How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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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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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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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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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
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