After all it was my father who founded the Burmese army and I do have a sense of warmth towards the Burmese army.

[T]here is a vast difference in the attitude of a man with a gun in his hand and that of one without a gun in his hand. When a man does not have a gun in his hand, or a woman for the matter, he or she tries harder to use his or her mind, sense of compassion, and intelligence to work out a solution.

I think I was the healthiest prisoner of conscience in the world.

It is not a sacrifice, it's a choice. If you choose to do something, then you shouldn't say it's a sacrifice, because nobody forced you to do it

What I have experienced is nothing compared to what political prisoners in prisons suffer.

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

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