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Famous Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes
“The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.”
“I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.”
“I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.”
“All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.”
“Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.”
“As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time.”
“Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.”
“I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.”
“The judiciary must be strengthened and released from political interference.”
“What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer.”
“Fires of suffering and strife are raging around the world.”
“I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world.”
“Assuming the chairmanship of ASEAN isn't going to do anything about improving the lives of people.”
“I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time.”
“I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence.”
“I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.”
“I was a bit of a coward when I was small. I was terribly frightened of the dark.”
“In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.”
“Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.”
“One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.”