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I do not look upon my life as a sacrifice at all.

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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Writer
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Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.
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I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
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To abolish fear correctly is to nurture law and order.
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I've always thought that the best solution for those who feel helpless is for them to help others.
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Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want.
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At the moment I would like to emphasize the need for vocational training, for non-formal education in Burma to help all those young people who have suffered from a bad education. They have to be trained to earn their living. They have to have enough education vocational training to be able to set up respectable lives for themselves.
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I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.
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Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.
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Burma is not yet a full-fledged democracy. We have started working on the road to full democracy. We have a lot of things to do in order to build a democratic structure and to be become a full-fledged democracy.
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How can you call it a sacrifice when you choose to do something because you believe in it?
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You may not think about politics, but politics think about you.
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I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always.
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It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes.
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Democracy acknowledges the right to differ as well as the duty to settle differences peacefully. Authoritarian governments see criticism of their actions and doctrines as a challenge to combat.
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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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The peace of our world is indivisible. As long as negative forces are getting the better of positive forces anywhere, we are all at risk.
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Foreign investors will not come and do things without any returns for themselves. And we don't expect them to come work for us free. But the local population should benefit rightfully. The locals should benefit just a little more than the companies.
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