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Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Prize Laureate, mother of two, and devout Buddhist, is one of the most inspiring examples of spiritually infused politics and fearless leadership that the world has ever seen. Daughter of the martyred Burmese national hero who negotiated Burma's independence from Britain in the 1940s, Aung San Suu Kyi led the pro-democracy movement in Burma in 1988. The movement was quickly and brutally crushed by the military junta, and Aung San Suu Kyi was placed under house arrest. The Voice of Hope is a rare and intimate journey to the heart of her struggle. Over a period of nine months, Alan Clements, the first American ordained as a Buddhist monk in Burma, met with Aung San Suu Kyi shortly after her release from her first house arrest in July 1995. With her trademark ability to speak directly and compellingly, she presents here her vision of engaged compassion and describes how she has managed to sustain her hope and optimism.

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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is still strong, powerful and remains as the leader of the people of Burma in their 'revolution of the spirit.' The Voice of Hope is a portrait of her, painted with her spiritual strength. It is one of the best documents to prove that she is the real future of Burma. --Aung Din, former political prisoner and executive director of the US Campaign for Burma Alan Clements has presented us a manual for life that crudely tells ... developed and most powerful leaders on the planet to stop waiting idly by for a miracle to occur without hard work. This book is the catapult that will launch individuals into taking immediate action. --David Calleja, Foreign Policy Journal The dialogues [in The Voice of Hope] express Aung San Suu Kyi's humor, erudition, wisdom and accessibility, and demonstrate why she has become a world spiritual leader. --The New York Times Book Review Aung San Suu Kyi is a remarkable and courageous human being. Listen to her voice and be inspired. --Desmond Tutu

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Nobel laureate AUNG SAN SUU KYI is the leader of the struggle for human rights and democracy in Burma. ALAN CLEMENTS is the author of Burma: The Next Killing Fields?, Burma’s Revolution of the Spirit, and Instinct for Freedom. Since the completion of The Voice of Hope, he has been permanently blacklisted in Burma. .

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