#ant

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

I don't want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#falling #heights #i #military #patriotism

I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#certain #cultural #different #environment #even

I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#duty #felt #i #i tried #much

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. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#because #cell #cell phone #coping #difficulty

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#big #freedom #help #important #make

More people, especially young people, are realising that if they want change, they've got to go about it themselves - they can't depend on a particular person, i.e. me, to do all the work. They are less easy to fool than they used to be, they now know what's going on all over the world. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#change #depend #easy #especially #fool

One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#anything #bringing #country #democracy #genuine

One wants to be together with one's family. That's what families are about. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#families #family #together #wants

The best way to help Burma is to empower the people of Burma, to help us have enough self-confidence to obtain what we want for ourselves. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#best way #burma #empower #enough #help