3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi I think I should be active politically. Because I look upon myself as a politician. That’s not a dirty work you know. Some people think that there are something wrong with politicians. Of course, something wrong with some politicians.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi 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.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi One wants to be together with one’s family. That’s what families are about.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi I don’t think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi My attitude is, do as much as I can while I’m free. And if I’m arrested I’ll still do as much as I can.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi A family is very special. So when a family splits up, it’s not good, it’s never good.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi I think sometimes if you are alone, you are freer because your time is your own.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi If I advocate cautious optimism it is not because I do not have faith in the future but because I do not want to encourage blind faith.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi I haven’t heard any music on the BBC World Service in a long time. Maybe I’m listening at the wrong times. But not one single piece of music.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi One person alone can’t do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi I don’t want to see the military falling. I want to see the military rising to dignified heights of professionalism and true patriotism.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi Even one voice can be heard loudly all over the world in this day and age.
3 December 2020 Aung San Suu Kyi The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence.
