You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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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Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.
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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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So 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.
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Freedom and democracy are dreams you never give up.
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I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.
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How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy.
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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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There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
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Please use your freedom to promote ours.
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Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.
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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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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, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not “given”, it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.
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I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial.
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