The people of my country want the two freedoms that spell security: freedom from want and freedom from fear.

With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.

A lot of the roads, bridges, railways, and such are built through the use of forced labor, and that is causing the people great suffering. What we put into this in the form of human suffering is not worth what comes out of it.

In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.

Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?

I've always said there's no hope without endeavor. Hope has no meaning unless we are prepared to work to realize our hopes and dreams but in order to that we do need to have friends. We need those who believe in us. Friends are those who believe in us and who want to help us whatever it is that we are trying to achieve.

Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace.