People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.
Aung San Suu KyiRead
I was surprised by the response of young people because there is a perception that those younger than the 1988 generation are not interested in politics.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the unexpected political engagement of younger generations.
Aung San Suu Kyi expresses her surprise at the political interest displayed by young people, breaking the stereotype that those born after 1988 are disinterested in political matters. This insight challenges prevailing notions and shows that youth engagement in politics can be vibrant and significant.
In practice
During a youth conference on civic engagement.
People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices.
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.
This was the way I was brought up to think of politics, that politics was to do with ethics, it was to do with responsibility, it was to do with service, so I think I was conditioned to think like that, and I'm too old to change now.
My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.
If you want to bring an end to long-standing conflict, you have to be prepared to compromise.
Where there is no justice there can be no secure peace.
The U.S.'s major strength factor and weapon is its economy. If you cripple it, you cripple the military.
Socialism is the democratisation of every level of society, or it is nothing. It is based on an understanding that the concentration of wealth and power leaves democracy hollowed out, and that simply trooping to a polling station every few years is an insufficient counterweight to the behemoths of global capital.
In our political system, money is power. And that means a few can have a lot more power than the rest. That's bad news for everyone else - and for our democracy itself.
With Barack Obama, we will turn the page on the old politics of misrepresentation and distortion. With Barack Obama we will close the book on the old politics of race against race.
The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice.
Political nature abhors a vacuum, which is what often exists for a year or two in a party after it loses a presidential election.
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