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Rights Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

14 Rights quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi

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These fourteen lines from Aung San Suu Kyi distill the core of her long‑standing advocacy for human dignity. While the collection is modest, each sentence carries the weight of decades of struggle, offering readers a focused glimpse into her conviction.

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Human rights and rule of law are inseparably connected.

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All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.

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I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

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Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

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We do need great change in Burma. We are trying to build a new society, a society where basic human rights are…

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The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses…

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It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on…

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Human rights must be protected by the rule of law, and there can never be occasions where human rights can be neglected…

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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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There are those who argue that the concept of human rights is not applicable to all cultures. We in the National League…

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In a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. The only…

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It is undeniably easier to ignore the hardships of those who are too weak to demand their rights than to respond sensitively…

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The act of willingly subtracting from one's own limited store of the good and the agreeable for the sake of adding to…

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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that 'if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort,…

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Taking sides cannot bring peace and balance.

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Fear is a habit; I am not afraid.

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Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family.

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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing…

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“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…

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After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army.

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A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the…

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If you give in to intimidation, you'll go on being intimidated

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I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.

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One prisoner of conscience is one too many.

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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 think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.

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