I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

If you give in to intimidation, you'll go on being intimidated

People need security of the mind. Why do they want democracy? Because it can give them freedom and security in a balanced way.

Agreeing to disagree is a prerogative only of those who live under a democratic system.

The value systems of those with access to power and of those far removed from such access cannot be the same. The viewpoint of the privileged is unlike that of the underprivileged.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.

I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor.