When 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 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.
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Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
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If you are feeling helpless, help someone.
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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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Please use your freedom to promote ours.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour.
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Intimidation and propaganda work in a duet of oppression, while the people, lapped in fear and distrust, learn to dissemble and to keep silent.
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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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Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism.
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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.
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By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.
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The courage that dares without recognition, without the protection of media attention, is a courage that humbles and inspires and reaffirms our faith in humanity.
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Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don’t have a job you have to rely on someone.
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The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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