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Speech of Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi During the Hague Appeal for Peace 10-15 May 1999 (The Message was smuggled out of Burma to be presented during the conference via audio-visual at the opening ceremony). Taken from the audio CD Bye Bye War Press any key to continue.
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Speech of Nobel Peace Laureate DawAung San Suu Kyi During theHague Appeal for Peace 10-15 May 1999(The Message was smuggled out of Burma to be presented during the conference via audio-visual at the opening ceremony) • Taken from the audio CD Bye Bye War Press any key to continue
Peace is life itself • Because a life without peace is hardly a life worth living • But by peace I do not mean a life of passivity, • I do not mean a life without action • Because sometimes we have to act a lot • In order to bring about Peace. • What we mean actually by peace, • I suppose basically we mean a sense of inner security • That will give us the strength to work for others • And for the community, • To work for progress • And development, • Without a sense of inner security • We cannot make any progress Press any key to continue
Human Development The close connection between peace, Justice and development And that development may will be seen in human Rather than in economic terms. Press any key to continue
Trust Trust is the basic element for peace Unless we can trust each other, Unless we can be sure that we will receive justice And that we also have to give justice, We cannot achieve peace. Press any key to continue
Changing Minds I think we have to change the way people think And its only by changing the way people think That we can progress towards peace, I think the change is coming, I think that many people are beginning to realized now That material development Is not everything? Press any key to continue
Compassion If there is any lesson to be learned from Burma I think it is that It helps when people care, I think the case in Burma has become widely known Because people outside Burma have cared enough So the most important thing is to have caring friends, All over the world to help us achieve our goal Of basic human rights and democracy End of Slide