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Quote by Aung San Suu Kyi

“I do not hold to non-violence for moral reasons, but for political and practical reasons.”

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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

“If you look at the democratic process as a game of chess, there have to be many, many moves before you get to checkmate. And simply because you do not make any checkmate in three moves does not mean it's stalemate. There's a vast difference between no checkmate and stalemate. This is what the democratic process is like.”

Ifs Looks Mean Doe Moving Three Games Process Differences Democratic Chess Democratic Process Checkmate Stalemate

Author:Aung San Suu Kyi

“I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable.”

Thinking Flexible Unbreakable Adaptable

Author:Aung San Suu Kyi

“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.”

World Shows Courses Stage Development Series Fixed World History

Author:Aung San Suu Kyi

“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.”