Human beings the world over need freedom and security that they may be able to realize their full potential.

I've always said that the more coordinated the efforts of the international community are, the better it will be for democracy in Burma.

The basis of democratic freedom is freedom of speech.

Saints, it has been said, are the sinners who go on trying. So free men and women are the oppressed who go on trying and who in the process make themselves fit to bear the responsibilities and uphold the disciplines which will maintain a free society.

It is his capacity for self-improvement and self-redemption which most distinguishes man from the mere brute.

Agreeing to disagree is a prerogative only of those who live under a democratic system.

We must contemplate what the meaning of being "educated" is. Some people think a person with plenty of degrees is an educated one. But I believe a person who can judge a situation correctly and make timely decisions is more important.