Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace. Aung San Suu Kyi More Quotes by Aung San Suu Kyi More Quotes From Aung San Suu Kyi The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest. Aung San Suu Kyi protectionguaranteesjustice I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor. Aung San Suu Kyi endeavor Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it. Aung San Suu Kyi helping-otherstruthmen Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps most precious is courage from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions. Aung San Suu Kyi actionmayinspirational Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human. Aung San Suu Kyi rightsfeelingspeople Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world. Aung San Suu Kyi this-worldworld I don't think of myself as unbreakable. Perhaps I'm just rather flexible and adaptable. Aung San Suu Kyi flexibleunbreakablethinking My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty. Aung San Suu Kyi attitudewarmean It is not power that corrupts but fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it. Aung San Suu Kyi fearmotivationalinspirational There is nothing to be gained by being unnecessarily nasty. Violence begets violence. Aung San Suu Kyi begetsnastyviolence Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential. Aung San Suu Kyi mayworldneeds Democracy is when the people keep a government in check. Aung San Suu Kyi freedomgovernmentpeople Kindness can change the lives of people. Aung San Suu Kyi kindnesspeople As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months. How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience. Aung San Suu Kyi homecountryyears It is not enough to sit and hope. You have to work in order to realize your hopes. Aung San Suu Kyi realizingenoughorder Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age. Aung San Suu Kyi voiceagebirthday If you want democracy, you have got to be prepared to accept the responsibilities of democracy. The people have to take part. They have to understand that they have the power to move things, and they must really commit themselves to change if they want it. Aung San Suu Kyi responsibilitypeoplemoving There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk. Aung San Suu Kyi quiet Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let's not confine ourselves to primary education. Let's think of early childhood development and education as a whole. Aung San Suu Kyi childhoodcostthinking Government leaders are amazing. So often it seems they are the last to know what the people want. Aung San Suu Kyi governmentleaderpeople
