Peace as a goal is an ideal which will not be contested by any government or nation, not even the most belligerent.

A revolution simply means great change, significant change, and that's how I'm defining it - great change for the better, brought about through non-violent means.

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

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 do not like to encourage personalized politics, so we would not like it to be thought that just because certain political personalities were attacked, this means the situation is very grave. The true gravity of the situation comes from the fact that ordinary members of the NLD are repressed all the time. We don't want a completely paralyzed political organization, while a select few leaders are protected by international attention.

In general people feel more relaxed about participating in politics. They aren't frightened as they used to be.

I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time.