“The history of the world shows that peoples and societies do not have to pass through a fixed series of stages in the course of development.”
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In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic.
If I was afraid of being killed, I would never speak out against the government.
My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.
Every government must consider the security of the country. That is just part of the responsibilities of any government. But true security can only come out of unity within a country where there are so many ethnic nationalities.
