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Quotes from Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Acceptance Speech — Aung San Suu Kyi

born 1945 Myanmar

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We have to all come together and create unity out of diversity that the destiny that [we ]build will be one that is right not just for now but for generations to come.

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Acceptance Speech (2013)

Unless we are free from fear we will not be able to give our children the kind of future that we would like them to have.

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Acceptance Speech (2013)

Security, freedom, dignity, if we had these three we could say that it has been worth while being born into this world and I would like all the young people of Burma and young people all over the world to be able to feel that it was right that they have been born into this world.

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Acceptance Speech (2013)

We all have to be responsible for ourselves. I accept the concept that respect for yourself must be the foundation of respect for others. It is only if you respect yourself as a human being and you have faith in your ability to achieve what should be achieved that you will be able to help others.

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought Acceptance Speech (2013)

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