Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes About Country

Quotes about: Country

• Part of our struggle is to make the international community understand that we are a poor country not because there is an insufficiency of resources and investment, but because we are deprived of the basic institutions and practices that make for good government.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Struggle, Government

  'Please Use Your Liberty to Promote Ours' by Aung San Suu Kyi, www.nytimes.com. February 4, 1997.

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

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Freedom, Two

  Opening Keynote Address video before the NGO Forum on Women, Beijing, China, gos.sbc.edu. August 31, 1995.

• I think by now I have made it fairly clear that I am not very happy with the word hope. I don't believe in people just hoping. We work for what we want. I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor, so we work to try and bring about the situation that is necessary for the country, and we are confident that we will get to the negotiation table at one time or another. This is the way all such situations pan out even with the most truculent dictator.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Hope, Country, Work

  "Aung San Suu Kyi: This Government Is Not Capable of Running the Economy". content.time.com. November 15, 1999.

• As I travel through my country, people often ask me how it feels to have been imprisoned in my home -first for six years, then for 19 months. How could I stand the separation from family and friends? It is ironic, I say, that in an authoritarian state it is only the prisoner of conscience who is genuinely free. Yes, we have given up our right to a normal life. But we have stayed true to that most precious part of our humanity-our conscience.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Home, Years

• Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Responsibility, Government

  "Aung San Suu Kyi: "This government is not capable of running the economy"". Time Interview, content.time.com. November 15, 1999.

• We want to empower our people; we want to strengthen them; we want to provide them with the kind of qualifications that will enable them to build up their own country themselves.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, People, Empowering

  BCUK Interview, burmacampaign.org.uk. June 17, 2002.

• I don't think any country can survive as a prosperous and dignified country unless there is rule of law.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Thinking, Law

• In Burma, we have only about four percent of the people in our country who are (college) graduates. So can we not value the majority? No, we must. If we just value the graduates, then does that mean our people are not valuable? I don't believe that. What is important is we need right people in right positions.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Believe, Mean

  Source: www.rfa.org

• There should be no political prisoners in a democratic country.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Political, Should

  Source: www.rfa.org

• Burmese authors and artists can play the role that artists everywhere play. They help to mold the outlook of a society - not the whole outlook and they are not the only ones to mold the outlook of society, but they have an important role to play there. And I think if they take up this role seriously and link it to the kind of changes were wish to bring about in our country they could be a tremendous help.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Artist, Thinking

  Source: www.voanews.com

• It cannot be doubted that in most countries today women, in comparison to men, still remain underprivileged.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Men, Today

• In Burma, we need to improve education in the country - not only primary education, but secondary and tertiary education. Our education system is very very bad. But, of course, if you look at primary education, we have to think in terms of early childhood development that's going back to before the child is born - making sure the mother is well nourished and the child is properly nurtured.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Mother, Country, Children

  Source: www.voanews.com

• Some of the best indicators of a country developing along the right lines are healthy mothers giving birth to healthy children who are assured of good care and a sound education that will enable them to face the challenges of a changing world.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Mother, Children

  Aung San Suu Kyi (1997). “Letters From Burma:”

• Burma is located between China, India, and South East Asia. So it is quite natural that a country wanting diplomatic relations with our country would pay attention to who our regional neighbors are. It is not at all fair to ask a country to build relations with Burma but not take into account the situation in China. There is no way to think that taking the Chinese situation into consideration shows a disregard for Burma.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Thinking, Chinese

  Source: www.voanews.com

• One person alone can't do anything as important as bringing genuine democracy to a country.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Democracy, Important

• It's good to know that the people of different countries are really concerned and involved in the movement to help Burma. I think in some ways it's better to have the people of the world on your side than the governments of the world, even if governments can be more effective in certain directions.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Thinking, Your Side

• Burma wants to have good relations with our neighboring countries, China and India. I do believe the United States itself wants to live in harmony with China and India. That's why we have to lay down political policies that are fair for everyone.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Believe, Political

  Source: www.voanews.com

• The best way to deal with AIDS is through education. So we need a really widespread AIDS education program. In fact, what we need in Burma is education of all kinds - political, economic, and medical. AIDS education would be just part of a whole program for education, which is so badly needed in our country.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Political, Way

• I think there's a need for the participation of the military for the stability of the transformation period of Burma. If the military and the people do unite together for the sake of our country, we can reach the development of our country in a very short time.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Country, Military, Thinking

  "From Prison to Parliament: Burma Pro-Democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi Wins Seat in Landmark Vote", www.democracynow.org. April 2, 2012.

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