As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIFear is not the natural state of civilized people.
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Human rights must be protected by the rule of law, and there can never be occasions where human rights can be neglected or ignored or the rule of law set aside.
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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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The main aim of the [political] dialogue should be to resolve the problems of the nation, not to find who is the winner and who is the loser.
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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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Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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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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I don’t like to be called a symbol. And I don’t like to be called an icon. I will just say that I have to work very, very hard. So I’d rather be known as a hard worker. I don’t think symbols do much, nor icons.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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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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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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