With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
AUNG SAN SUU KYIIf you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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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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There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence.
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I 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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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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It would be difficult to dispel ignorance unless there is freedom to pursue the truth unfettered by fear.
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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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If you give in to intimidation, you’ll go on being intimidated
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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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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.
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We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.
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Regimented minds cannot grasp the concept of confrontation as an open exchange of major differences with a view to settlement through genuine dialogue.
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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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I think people prefer the good to win, rather than the bad.
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If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it’s stalemate.
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