"It is not enough merely to call for freedom, democracy and human rights. There has to be a united determination to persevere in the struggle, to make sacrifices in the name of enduring truths, to resist the corrupting influences of desire, ill will, ignorance and fear."
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About Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is a Burmese politician and leader of the National League for Democracy in Myanmar. She became an iconic symbol of peaceful resistance against the military junta that ruled Myanmar for several decades. Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her nonviolent struggle for democracy and human rights. Despite facing various periods of house arrest and restrictions on her political activities, she continued to be a prominent voice for democracy in Myanmar.
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