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Meaning
The quote says that people everywhere need both freedom and safety in order to develop their abilities fully. It presents those two conditions as necessary together, not as separate goals. The idea is that real human growth depends on having both.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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About Aung San Suu Kyi
Aung San Suu Kyi is quoted here; further biographical details are not publicly available.
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Books by Aung San Suu Kyi
Voix du défi
2008
The voice of hope
2009