Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it, and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” On the strength of that ennobling idea, Myanmar/Burma has embraced democratic reform and rid itself of diplomatic and economic isolation.
在重获自由后，昂山素季凭借这种思想以及个人榜样的号召力把她的同胞们从恐惧中解放了出来。她明确地表明“并不是权力令人堕落，而是恐惧。害怕失去权力的恐惧让那些行使权力的人堕落，害怕被权力鞭笞的恐惧令那些受权力支配的人堕落。”基于对民主这一崇高理念的信奉，缅甸欣然接受了民主改革并摆脱了外交及经济孤立。