Aung San Quotes

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

I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because they believe that this is the only way we can maintain the dignity of our people.

Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.

There can be no civil peace without the rule of law.

I could not, as my father's daughter, remain indifferent to all that was going on.

I think more women should be involved in politics for the good of the human race.

In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth women are not merely "tolerated", they are valued.

The important thing is fear should not control your actions. It should not dictate what you do.

I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible.

When the Nobel Committee chose to honor me, the road I had chosen of my own free will became a less lonely path to follow.

To have compromise you must first have dialog. That is the true path of democracy.

The quintessential revolution is that of spirit. Without this, the forces which produce the inequalities of the old order will continue to operate.

At this age, I should be leading a quiet life.

I don't think you can work on feelings in politics, apart from anything else, political change can come very unexpectedly, sometimes overnight when you least expect it.

My attitude is, do as much as I can while I'm free. And if I'm arrested I'll still do as much as I can.

I do protect human rights, and I hope I shall always be looked up as a champion of human rights.

War is not the only arena where peace is done to death.

I don't understand why people say that I am full of courage. I feel terribly nervous.

Maybe it is something to do with age, but I have become fonder of poetry than of prose.

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

All right, your knees may be knocking but that shouldn't prevent you from going ahead and doing what you need to do.

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

Human rights must be protected by the rule of law, and there can never be occasions where human rights can be neglected or ignored or the rule of law set aside.

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

When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons.

Jobless people will have no self-confidence. And they feel they are worthless because when you don't have a job you have to rely on someone.

I think it's time for the Army to understand that power should be enshrined in the people if we are to be a genuine democracy and not in any particular institution or organisation.

All repressive laws must be revoked, and laws introduced to protect the rights of the people.

All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original.

We do need great change in Burma. We are trying to build a new society, a society where basic human rights are respected, and where our people enjoy all the benefits of democratic institutions.

To be forgotten, is to die a little.

The root of a nation's misfortunes has to be sought in the moral failings of the government.

To abolish fear correctly is to nurture law and order.

When you think of Buddhism, you're likely to think of peace and tranquility.

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

When fear sets in, you don't trust others and when you don't trust anyone then you become selfish.

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

I would like to have seen my sons growing up.

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

When I was under house arrest, it was the BBC that spoke to me - I listened.

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.

I was a bit of a coward when I was small. I was terribly frightened of the dark.

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

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

In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.

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

As you look at me and listen to me, please remember the often repeated truth that one prisoner of conscience is one too many.

We must make democracy the popular creed...If we should fail to do this, our people are bound to suffer... That is what my father said. It is the reason why I am participating in this struggle.

In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long.

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.