All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
In the end, I think people prefer the good to win rather than the bad. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others. Even the briefest touch… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Whatever help we may want from the international community now or in the future, we want to make sure that this help… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
We do need great change in Burma. We are trying to build a new society, a society where basic human rights are… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Religion is about increasing peace and harmony in the world. ... People of all different religions should be given the opportunity to… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Sometimes I think that a parody of democracy could be more dangerous than a blatant dictatorship, because that gives people an opportunity… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
There is nothing to compare with the courage of ordinary people whose names are unknown and whose sacrifices pass unnoticed. The courage… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know.… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
People should be concerned about installing a more sensible, responsible government. What we [the burmese] need is a government that is accountable… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It is essential to institute a legal framework that would ensure justice and improve the quality of life in Burma immediately, because… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
My opinion is the greatest reward that any government could get is the approval of the people. If the people are happy… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
A lot of the roads, bridges, railways, and such are built through the use of forced labor, and that is causing the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Unless there is free and fair competition, there can't be healthy economic development. And what we have in Burma now is not… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I was given some Harry Potter books by a young friend. I wanted to know why young people liked it so much.… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Weak logic, inconsistencies and alienation from the people are common features of authoritarianism. The relentless attempts of totalitarian regimes to prevent free… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
People must have freedom and at the same time they must have security. They must not be using freedom to fight with… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Those who have to face persistent political persecution become highly politicized. Our lives take on a rhythm different from those who, on… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I think when the people in Burma stop thinking about whether or not they're free, it'll mean that they're free. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
“In one of her letters she writes: Some have questioned the appropriateness of talking about such matters as metta (loving-kindness) and thissa (truth) in… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism. — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
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