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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"I do not like to encourage personalized politics, so we would not like it to be thought that just because certain political personalities were attacked, this means the situation is very grave. The true gravity of the situation comes from the fact that ordinary members of the NLD are repressed all the time. We don't want a completely paralyzed political organization, while a select few leaders are protected by international attention."

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"It cannot be doubted that in most countries today women, in comparison to men, still remain underprivileged."

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

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"I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it."

Thinking Long Isolation
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"Once serious political dialogue has begun, the international community can assume that we have achieved genuine progress along the road to real democratisation."

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"Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?"

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"We achieve everything by our efforts alone. Our fate is not decided by an almighty God. We decide our own fate by our actions. You have to gain mystery over yourself. It is not a matter of sitting back and accepting."

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"I think that freedom is sometimes a state of mind. Sometimes, mind you, but not always."

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"If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help."

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"I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small and insubstantial."

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"Leaders of political parties need to keep in contact with the people; that's what it's all about. If violence were to erupt, I am fairly confident that we could control our people. Whether or not the authorities can control theirs is another matter altogether."

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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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"Those who have to face persistent political persecution become highly politicized. Our lives take on a rhythm different from those who, on waking up in the morning, do not need to wonder who might have been arrested during the night and what further acts of blatant injustice might be committed against our people later during the day. Our antennae become highly sensitive to vibrations barely noticed by those whose everyday existence is removed from political struggle."

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"The best way to deal with AIDS is through education. So we need a really widespread AIDS education program. In fact, what we need in Burma is education of all kinds - political, economic, and medical. AIDS education would be just part of a whole program for education, which is so badly needed in our country."

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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'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because they believe that this is the only way we can maintain the dignity of our people."

Believe People Democracy
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"Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace."

Justice Secure
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"It is part of the unceasing human endeavor to prove that the spirit of man can transcend the flaws of his own nature."

Men Spirit Flaws
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