Aung San Suu Kyi Quotes

The highest political buzz word is not liberty, equality, fraternity or solidarity; it is service.

I think I would just want to say that I do view serving in government as an honor, and I do view it as a responsibility.

Since an early age I was taught to be very politically aware and knew from childhood that the process was something I wanted to contribute towards if I could.

What we try to say is that it doesn't matter if you are a Republican or a Democrat or conservative or independent. You are equally responsible for your place in the culture, and you must make a contribution, and you must accept responsibility for what goes down on your watch.

I believe an invitation from the Commission on Presidential Debates is similar to a draft notice - a civic responsibility.

I always tried to do what I believed is right and I've always voted the way that I believe was the right way for my constituency, and that's what I'm doing when I govern.

I am a patriot. I would think there are no politicians who are not patriots. Since I am a politician, I often get criticized as I try to exercise what I believe to be right. However, if you mind such criticism, I think you can't protect people's lives.

I am privileged to be able to work for the people of Hawaii in whatever capacity.

Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business.

When I was 5, my father was very much my hero. And he ran for political office in a very thankless campaign for a very thankless position. And he did it because his mother had instilled in him, if you are someone who has the capacity to make a great change, you have the responsibility.

The first step into justice begins with the politicians. You have to demand from yourself what you demand from people.

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy's statement that sometimes party asks too much.

My father had no influence on my political beliefs, and to imply otherwise is wrong and irresponsible.

Thus, neither my government nor myself, personally, are without ideals and responsibilities.

Everybody is a political person, whether you say something or you are silent. A political attitude is not whether you go to parliament; it's how you deal with your life, with your surroundings.

When moral principles, rather than persons, are candidates for power, to vote is to perform a moral duty, and not to vote is to neglect a duty

Public business … must always be done by somebody…. If wise men decline it, others will not; if honest men refuse it, others will not.

My life has told me that I do owe another human being. I owe him part of my life. That's why I'm in politics.

If you accept the privilege of public service, you had better understand the responsibilities of public service.

The trust that goes with public service is a heavy burden on those who would lead us.

Those who would treat politics and morality apart will never understand the one or the other.

Our task is to be responsible for our speech, acts and political standpoint. These must be in conformity with the people's ideas and interests

Some States just have a good political culture. It’s not all greed driven.

Let us admit that most of us writers feel an essential aversion to politics. By taking such a position, however, we accept the perverted principle of specialization, according to which some are paid to write about the horrors of the world and human responsibility and others to deal with those horrors and bear the human responsibility for them