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“Young people drift away from society because, in many cases, they have no hope or goals. So, hope will have to be given to the young.”

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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