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And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#feel #i #i feel #know #me

During the Fifties, political and military activities in Vietnam were heavily influenced by the French, who as recent colonial masters, made all-important decisions. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#colonial #decisions #during #fifties #french

From its inception, South Vietnam was only considered to be an outpost in the war against communism. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#communism #considered #inception #only #south

Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#beings #freedom #full #human #human beings

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. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#because #course #dirty #dirty work #i

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. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#access #cannot #far #privileged #removed

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#burma #democracy #dignity #economic #encompasses

I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#books #could #from time to time #had #i

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#based #cultural #democratic #governments #human

The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#development #fixed #history #pass #series