Intimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIt is not power that corrupts but fear.
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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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In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely “tolerated”, they are valued.
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Without a revolution of the spirit, the forces which produced the iniquities of the old order would continue to be operative, posing a constant threat to the process of reform and regeneration.
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Sometimes, 24 hours can bring a total revolutionary change.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that ‘if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression’, human rights should be protected by the rule of law.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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Challenges mean opportunities as well.
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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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The quintessential revolution is that of the spirit, born of an intellectual conviction of the need for change in those mental attitudes and values which shape the course of a nation’s development.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
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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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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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One should mature over 20 years.
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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear.
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I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.
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So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.
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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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The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.
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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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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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Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don’t have a job you have to rely on someone.
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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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