Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.
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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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When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.
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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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The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it.
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Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity to avoid doing anything about it.
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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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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
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I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much. And I noted that there were some values in Harry Potter that are common to many books that are popular all over the world. In the end,
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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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Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.
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There’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
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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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Every thought, every word, and every action that adds to the positive and the wholesome is a contribution to peace.
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