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“I think this is the case in the great majority of authoritarian states: on the surface, because of repression, everything seems frozen, but when the sun comes out and the ice melts, you find that there was a lot of life underneath all along.”

Quote by Aung San

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Aung San
Aung San

Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician, born on February 13, 1915, and died on July 19, 1947. She was a prominent leader in the Burmese independence movement and is renowned for her contributions to the struggle for national independence and democratic reforms. more

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