Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes About Justice

Quotes about: Justice

• The true measure of the justice of a system is the amount of protection it guarantees to the weakest.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Justice, Guarantees, Protection

  Aung San Suu Kyi (1995). “Freedom from Fear: And Other Writings”, p.185, Penguin UK

• It is man's vision of a world fit for rational, civilized humanity which leads him to dare and to suffer to build societies free from want and fear. Concepts such as truth, justice and compassion cannot be dismissed as trite when these are often the only bulwarks which stand against ruthless power.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Compassion, Men, Justice

  Aung San Suu Kyi (1991). “Freedom from fear: and other writings”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

• Democracy, like liberty, justice and other social and political rights, is not "given", it is earned through courage, resolution and sacrifice.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Sacrifice, Rights, Justice

  Aung San Suu Kyi (1991). “Freedom from fear: and other writings”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

• Investment that only goes to enrich an already wealthy elite bent on monopolizing both economic and political power cannot contribute toward égalité and justice - the foundation stones for a sound democracy.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Justice, Political, Democracy

  "'Please Use Your Liberty to Promote Ours'" by Aung San Suu Kyi, www.nytimes.com. June 16, 2012.

• Justice is a dream. But it is a dream that we are determined to realize.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Dream, Justice, Determined

• It is the love of ordinary people, in Burma, in Japan or anywhere else in the world, for justice and peace and freedom that is our surest defense against the forces of unreason and extremism.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Japan, People, Justice

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

• Peace, development, and justice are all connected to each other. We cannot talk about economic development without talking about peace. How can we expect economic development in a battlefield?

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Talking, Justice, Development

• Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Justice, Secure

  Aung San Suu Kyi (1995). “Freedom from Fear: And Other Writings”, p.185, Penguin UK

• It is essential to institute a legal framework that would ensure justice and improve the quality of life in Burma immediately, because the greatest suffering among the people at the moment is caused by lack of justice and lack of the rule of law.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Law, Justice, People

• There is no intrinsic virtue to law and order unless 'law' is equated with justice and 'order' with the discipline of a people satisfied that justice has been done.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Order, Law, Discipline

  "In Quest of Democracy". Essay by Aung San Suu Kyi, 1991.

• I still oppose "Visit Myanmar Year," and I would ask tourists to stay away. Burma is not going to run away. They should come back to Burma at a time when it is a democratic society where people are secure - where there is justice, where there is rule of law. They'll have a much better time. And they can travel around Burma with a clear conscience.

  Aung San Suu Kyi

  Running, Years, Law

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