#ra

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

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#based #definition #destroy #discrimination #does

Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#dignity #frankly #politics #should #thinking

I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#flexible #i #just #myself #perhaps

Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#fires #raging #strife #suffering #world

For me, 'revolution' simply means radical change. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#me #means #radical #radical change #revolution

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. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#believe #burma #democracy #dignity #i

I'm rather inclined to liking people. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#inclined #liking #people #rather

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#better #burma #community #coordinated #democracy

If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#against #being #government #i #killed