Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes

Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That's not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians.
It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments.
Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.
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.
The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations.
The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.
A more significant phase should mean serious political dialogue.
Confidence-building is not something that can go on forever. If it goes on forever then it becomes counterproductive.
I don't want Burma to be a basket case forever.
I have been free for more than a month. Some people may think that that is long enough. Others may think that that is not quite long enough.
I saw many aspects of the country which I needed to see in order that I might know what we need to do.
I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.
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.
Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation.
People must work in unison.
Sanctions and boycotts would be tied to serious political dialogue.
There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk.
There is so much that we need to do for our country. I don't think that we can afford to wait.
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