Quote by Aung San Suu Kyi

If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.

If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out aga

Summary

This quote highlights the potential consequences and fear associated with openly challenging or criticizing a government. It suggests that the fear of personal harm or even death can deter individuals from voicing their opinions or engaging in acts of dissent. It underscores the importance of free speech and the significance of standing up against the governing powers, despite the potential risks involved.

Topics

By Aung San Suu Kyi

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

We are easily shocked by crimes which appear at once in thei

We are easily shocked by crimes which appear at once in their full magnitude, but the gradual growth of our own wickedness, endeared by interest, and palliated by all the artifices of self-deceit, gives us time to form distinctions in our own favor

The one image that's been causing a lot of discussion is one

The one image that's been causing a lot of discussion is one image that I shot of a man falling head-first from the building, before the buildings fell down. He was trapped in the fire, and decided to jump and take his own life, rather than being burned.

All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy

All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors.

But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my caus

But if it were I, I would appeal to God; I would lay my cause before Him. He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted. Job 5:8-9

Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the

Money and women. They're two of the strongest things in the world. The things you do for a woman you wouldn't do for anything else. Same with money.

I quite enjoy science fiction.

I quite enjoy science fiction.

It's a failure of national vision when you regard children a

It's a failure of national vision when you regard children as weapons, and talents as materials you can mine, assay, and fabricate for profit and defense.

We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with

We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.

I prefer to regard a dessert as I would imagine the perfect

I prefer to regard a dessert as I would imagine the perfect woman: subtle, a little bittersweet, not blowsy and extrovert. Delicately made up, not highly rouged. Holding back, not exposing everything and, of course, with a flavor that lasts.

Most fears cannot withstand the test of careful scrutiny and

Most fears cannot withstand the test of careful scrutiny and analysis. When we expose our fears to the light of thoughtful examination they usually just evaporate.

A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one

A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.

Ernest Hemingway

There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humbl

There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.