I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIntimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIWhen I was in London a Kachin youth criticized me for not condemning the Burmese military for their offensive in Kachin State. I answered “condemnation is not the solution.” We want to build reconciliation, not condemnation.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIYet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.
AUNG SAN SUU KYISo peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIEach and every one of us is capable of making such a contribution.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThat’s not what it’s all about. It’s to try and find an answer that is acceptable to all parties concerned, which would of course require some give and take.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIHow can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThe 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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIThere’s a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.
AUNG SAN SUU KYII 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.
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.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIYou should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIEven one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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