The greatest gift for an individual or a nation… was abhaya, fearlessness, not merely bodily courage but absence of fear from the mind.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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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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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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You must have perseverance, and then you must have wisdom. Then you combine these four and then you get to where you want to get to.
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It’s good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma.
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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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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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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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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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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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If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
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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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Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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