昂山素季講述恐懼的力量

Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told an American audience that freedom from fear is the key that opens to door to other former political prisoner made the comment in recorded remarks presented late Tuesday to an audience at the University of Michigan, where she was honored for her human rights work. Aung San Suu Kyi, who still cannot travel freely from Burma, also took questions from the audience using Skype.

The Associated Press quoted Aung San Suu Kyi saying fear paralyzes people, rendering them dumb and passive. She said people must overcome the fear of speaking out before they can fight for other important freedoms.緬甸民主派領導人昂山素季對一羣美國觀衆說，免於恐懼的自由是打開通往其它自由之門的鑰匙。曾是政治犯的昂山素季星期二晚些時候通過事先做好的錄音在美國密歇根大學向師生演講。密歇根大學爲她在人權方面的貢獻向她致敬。仍然無法自由出行的昂山素季還透過網上視頻的方式回答觀衆的問題。

美聯社援引昂山素季說，恐懼使人癱瘓，使人裝聾作啞、無動於衷。她說，人們必須首先克服害怕仗義執言的恐懼，才能爭取其它重要的自由權利。