- Activist | June 19, 1945 -
With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
Aung San Suu Kyi
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All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.
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In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.
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To be forgotten, is to die a little.
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Suffering degrades, embitters and enrages.
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War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.
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When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened.
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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.
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I've always tried to explain democracy is not perfect. But it gives you a chance to shape your own destiny.
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I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time.
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I learned to work on a computer years before I was placed under house arrest. Fortunately I had two laptops when I was under house arrest - one an Apple and one a different operating system. I was very proud of that because I know how to use both systems.
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After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army.
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