There Should Be No Political Prisoners In

I Look Upon Myself As A Politician. That Isn't A Dirty Word.

To View The Opposition As Dangerous Is To Misunderstand The Basic Concepts Of Democracy. To Oppress The Opposition Is To Assault The Very Foundation Of Democracy.

There Is A Special Charm To Journeys Undertaken Before Daybreak In Hot Lands: The Air Is Soft And Cool And The Coming Of Dawn Reveals A Landscape Fresh From The Night Dew.

We Have Been Making Constant Efforts, All The Time, To Start Dialogue With The Slorc, But You Know It Takes Two. We Don't Want A Monologue. We Would Like A Substantive Political Dialogue Among The Slorc, Political Leaders Including Myself, And Leaders Of Ethnic Groups-exactly As Stipulated In The U.n. General Assembly Resolution On Burma.

Maybe It Is Something To Do With Age, But I Have Become Fonder Of Poetry Than Of Prose.