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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIHuman 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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Every kindness I received, small or big, convinced me that there could never be enough of it in our world…
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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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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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That just laws which uphold human rights are the necessary foundation of peace and security would be denied only by closed minds which interpret peace as the silence of all opposition and security as the assurance of their own power.
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I don’t think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I’m just rather flexible and adaptable.
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Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let’s not confine ourselves to primary education. Let’s think of early childhood development and education as a whole.
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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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The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them.
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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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Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.
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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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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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