Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi

Politician, Activist

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician and Nobel laureate known for her leadership in the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar.

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Born
June 19, 1945
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"People must have freedom and at the same time they must have security. They must not be using freedom to fight with each other. When they have security of the mind, their fears will subside, and their mistrust of others will also decline. There will be no need to worry that somebody will be looking at you with jealousy. They won't have to worry that someone will report some lies to their superiors and get them into trouble. This fear of being unjustly punished would disappear and I believe confidence and trust will mount and people will have more love and respect towards one another."

Lying Believe Fighting
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"To view the opposition as dangerous is to misunderstand the basic concepts of democracy. To oppress the opposition is to assault the very foundation of democracy."

Inspirational Motivational Views
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"Lasting solutions are always difficult to come to. But they will have to persevere. I've been repeating ad nauseam that we in Burma we are weak with regard to the culture of negotiated compromises, that we have to develop the ability to achieve such compromises."

Culture Compromise Persevere
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"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."

Dirty Naughty Thinking
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"I learned to work on a computer years before I was placed under house arrest. Fortunately I had two laptops when I was under house arrest - one an Apple and one a different operating system. I was very proud of that because I know how to use both systems."

Years Two Apples
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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."

Government Differences Challenges
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"In Burma, we need to improve education in the country - not only primary education, but secondary and tertiary education. Our education system is very very bad. But, of course, if you look at primary education, we have to think in terms of early childhood development that's going back to before the child is born - making sure the mother is well nourished and the child is properly nurtured."

Mother Country Children
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"If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise. If either or both sides insist on getting everything that they want - that is to say 100 percent of their demands to be met, then there can never be a settlement."

Long Demand Want
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"In Burma, our main goal in amending the constitution is not to phase out the military from politics. Our main point is to put the constitution in line with international standards and norms."

Military Goal Phases
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"Human rights and rule of law are inseparably connected."

Rights Law Connected
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"The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence."

Change Political Democracy
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"One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about."

Family Together Want
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"[T]here is a vast difference in the attitude of a man with a gun in his hand and that of one without a gun in his hand. When a man does not have a gun in his hand, or a woman for the matter, he or she tries harder to use his or her mind, sense of compassion, and intelligence to work out a solution."

Attitude Men Compassion
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"I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied."

Wish Tears Granted
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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 real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear. Never let fear prevent you from doing right."

Real Rights Order
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"A more significant phase should mean serious political dialogue."

Mean Political Phases
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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."

Military Fall Passion
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"The judiciary in Burma is not independent. It's widely known, everybody knows that."

Independent Burma Judiciary
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"I think one must take responsibility for one's actions and one's decisions. But one should never take -- one should never assume that everything that happens for the good is achieved by one's self alone."

Responsibility Thinking Self
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"I can say with absolute confidence that the general public of Burma would be very little affected, if at all, by sanctions. So far, the kind of investments that have come in have benefited the public very little indeed. If you have been in Burma long enough, you will be aware of the fact that a small elite has developed that is extremely wealthy. Perhaps they would be affected, but my concern is not with them but with the general public."

Long Littles Facts
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