Quote by: Aung San Suu Kyi

If ideas and beliefs are to be denied validity outside the geographical and cultural bounds of their origin, Buddhism would be confined to north India, Christianity to a narrow tract in the Middle East and Islam to Arabia.


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  • NameAung San Suu Kyi
  • DescriptionChairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy
  • Aliases???????????????; aung hcan: cu. krany; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi; Daw Suu; Amay Suu; Dr. Suu Kyi; Ms. Suu Kyi; Miss Suu Kyi
  • BornJune 19, 1945
  • CountryBurma
  • ProfessionPolitician; Writer; Human Rights Activist
  • WorksFreedom From Fear
  • AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Commander Of The Legion Of Honour; Jawaharlal Nehru Award For International Understanding; Sakharov Prize; Thorolf Rafto Memorial Prize; International Simón Bolívar Prize; Wallenberg Medal; Congressional Gold Medal; Václav Havel Prize For Creative Dissent; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Olof Palme Prize; UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize; Order Of Australia; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom From Fear; Chatham House Prize; Freedom Award; Giuseppe Motta Medal; Gwangju Prize For Human Rights