People ask me about what sacrifices I’ve made. I always answer: I’ve made no sacrifices, I’ve made choices.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIGovernment leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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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.
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To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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If you’re feeling helpless, help someone.
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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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I do not believe that I’m sacrificing, in fact I feel very uneasy when others used the word sacrifice to describe my life. It sounds like I’m demanding returns for my investments.
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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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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Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
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We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.
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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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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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If you feel helpless, go help someone.
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