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I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.

Aung San Suu Kyi

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Aung San Suu Kyi
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: June 19
Burmese Politician
Human Rights Activist
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi
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If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy. 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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Unless there is free and fair competition, there can't be healthy economic development. And what we have in Burma now is not an open-market economy that allows free and fair competition, but a form of colonialism makes a few people very, very wealthy. It's what you would crony capitalism.
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Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world.
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Some of the best indicators of a country developing along the right lines are healthy mothers giving birth to healthy children who are assured of good care and a sound education that will enable them to face the challenges of a changing world.
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If suffering were an unavoidable part of our existence, we should try to alleviate it as far as possible in practical, earthly ways.
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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
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You must remember that democracy is made up not only of the executive, but the legislature and the judiciary.
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I don't seem to have time to breathe. Everything's happening so quickly, and so much is happening all the time.
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Despotic governments do not recognize the precious human component of the state, seeing its citizens only as a faceless, mindless -- and helpless -- mass to be manipulated at will. It is as though people were incidental to a nation rather than its very life-blood.
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People should be concerned about installing a more sensible, responsible government. What we [the burmese] need is a government that is accountable and transparent, so that the people know what it is doing and can judge for themselves whether or not they like what is being done.
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It is incorrect to say there have been no reforms at all in Burma there have of course been reforms, but we still need to do more for the people. To become a democratic society we have to continually be reforming.
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That's not how politics works - sometimes things move in a rather imperceptible way. There are no fireworks, and then comes a time when change comes unexpectedly. Sometimes change comes with a lot of fireworks, but not always.
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I look upon myself as a politician. That isn't a dirty word.
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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What does Burma have to give the United States? We can give you the opportunity to engage with people who are ready and willing to change a society.
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I don't think any country can survive as a prosperous and dignified country unless there is rule of law.
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The judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference.
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If you're feeling helpless, help someone.
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I feel that the BBC World Service is not as versatile as it used to be - or perhaps I'm not listening at the right times.
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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.
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