I believe that every man and woman is

entitled to a say in the way his/her society

is regulated. To deny them that right

because they are poor or because they are

ill educated is, to me, an abomination.

 

Former Rector of Thammasat University

 

The world is in constant trouble

because of the selfishness in each of us,

in each of the different factions.

It is due to this uncontrolled selfishness

that war is fought when nobody

wants to fight a war.

It becomes a disease when people

succumb to its power.

 

Buddhist Teaching