My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world.
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.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.
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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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You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right.
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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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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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We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting.
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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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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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Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it.
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To the best of my knowledge, no war was ever started by women. But it is women and children who have always suffered most in situations of conflict.
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Kindness can change the lives of people.
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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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