“If suffering were an unavoidable part of our existence, we should try to alleviate it as far as possible in practical, earthly ways.”
Quote by Aung San Suu Kyi
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Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is a distinguished Burmese politician and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, born in June 1945. She is renowned for her nonviolent struggle for democracy and human rights in Myanmar, spending much of her life under house arrest and becoming a symbol of hope for the Burmese people. more
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