It is not power that corrupts but fear.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII 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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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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The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.
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I think it’s time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.
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There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed.
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It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn’t prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.
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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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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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Each and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
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We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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