We're nowhere near democracy. I've been released, that's all.

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human.

It is incorrect to say there have been no reforms at all in Burma; there have of course been reforms, but we still need to do more for the people. To become a democratic society we have to continually be reforming.

Freedom must be demanded and defended, by those who have been denied it and by those who are already free.

Even if you feel fear, you still have to go ahead and do what you believe in.

We have to choose between dialogue and utter devastation.

While it is undeniable that many have been driven to immorality and crime by the need to survive, it is equally evident that the possession of a significant surplus of material goods has never been a guarantee against covetousness, rapacity and the infinite variety of vice and pain which spring from such passions. Indeed, it could be argued that the unrelenting compulsion of those who already have much to acquire even more has generated greater injustice, immorality and wretchedness than the cumulative effect of the struggles of the severely underprivileged to better their lot.