Democracy is when the people keep a government in check.

It is not power that corrupts but fear.

We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.

The [Burmese] government appears to be more interested in stamping out political activity than drug addiction. Very few university students on the campus could get away with engaging in political activities, but they seem to be able to get away with taking drugs. We have heard that it is very easy to obtain drugs on the university campuses.

I am not unaware of the saying that more tears have been shed over wishes granted than wishes denied.

I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.

Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom.