Unless there is free and fair competition, there can't be healthy economic development. And what we have in Burma now is not an open-market economy t….

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 ….

You may not think about politics, but politics think about you..

What we are lacking in Burma is an independence effective judiciary, and unless we have all three of the democratic institutions - strong and healthy….

I always say that one has no right to hope without endeavor..

[T]here is a vast difference in the attitude of a man with a gun in his hand and that of one without a gun in his hand. When a man does not have a gu….

People ask me about what sacrifices I've made. I always answer: I've made no sacrifices, I've made choices..

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

I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment..

I could listen to the radio and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time..

People need security of the mind. Why do they want democracy? Because it can give them freedom and security in a balanced way..