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Quotes from In Quest of Democracy — Aung San Suu Kyi

born 1945 Myanmar

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

In Quest of Democracy (1991)

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

In Quest of Democracy (1991)

Each man has in him the potential to realize the truth through his own will and endeavour and to help others to realize it. Human life therefore is infinitely precious.

In Quest of Democracy (1991)

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

In Quest of Democracy (1991)

While a private individual may be bound only by the formal vows that he makes, those who govern should be wholly bound by the truth in thought, word and deed.

In Quest of Democracy (1991)

The good ruler sublimates his needs as an individual to the service of the nation.

In Quest of Democracy (1991)

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that 'if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression', human rights should be protected by the rule of law. That just laws which uphold human rights are the necessary foundation of peace and security would be denied only by closed minds which interpret peace as the silence of all opposition and security as the assurance of their own power.

In Quest of Democracy (1991)

It is undeniably easier to ignore the hardships of those who are too weak to demand their rights than to respond sensitively to their needs. To care is to accept responsibility, to dare to act in accordance with the dictum that the ruler is the strength of the helpless.

In Quest of Democracy (1991)

The royal duty of non-opposition is a reminder that the legitimacy of government is founded on the consent of the people, who may withdraw their mandate at any time if they lose confidence in the ability of the ruler to serve their best interests.

In Quest of Democracy (1991)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Aung San Suu Kyi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.