"You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right."
"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."
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Source: Aung San Suu Kyi's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Acceptance Speech in Strasbourg, October 22, 2013.
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