Fear is not the natural state of civilized people.

Burma is located between China, India, and South East Asia. So it is quite natural that a country wanting diplomatic relations with our country would pay attention to who our regional neighbors are. It is not at all fair to ask a country to build relations with Burma but not take into account the situation in China. There is no way to think that taking the Chinese situation into consideration shows a disregard for Burma.

You must remember that democracy is made up not only of the executive, but the legislature and the judiciary.

The quintessential revolution is that of spirit. Without this, the forces which produce the inequalities of the old order will continue to operate.

One prisoner of conscience is one too many.

The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.

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.