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Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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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

Democracy is when the people keep a government in check. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#democracy #government #keep #people

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

By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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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

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A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it's not good, it's never good. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#day #even #heard #loudly #over

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

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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