Aung San Suu Kyi

I would like to have seen my sons growing up. ”

I don't believe in professional dissidents. I think it's just a phase, like adolescence. ”

If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise. ”

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

Confidence-building is not something that can go on forever. If it goes on forever then it becomes counterproductive. ”

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

Fundamental violations of human rights always lead to people feeling less and less human. ”

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

The struggle for democracy and human rights in Burma is a struggle for life and dignity. It is a struggle that encompasses our political, social and economic aspirations. ”

It is often in the name of cultural integrity as well as social stability and national security that democratic reforms based on human rights are resisted by authoritarian governments. ”