Secondly, Suu Kyi does not regard her struggle as essentially a power struggle. Unfortunately, such a vision has not become a reality as yet, and will remain so until a struggle to recover their human dignity is accomplished. Because of the essentially conciliatory nature of her struggle and because of her respect for life, she is opposed to creating a polarised situation in which a headlong clash between the mobilised people and the armed forces may take place. She prefers an incremental and educational approach. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.
Fear freezes one's true personality, and in such a state one can commit even the most hideous acts.
Fear, by mocking one's conscience and intellect, destroys a person's respect. Suu Kyi condemns social institutions which manipulate fear as a means of social control, and calls for a struggle to liberate ourselves and society from its grip. Here, Suu Kyi's struggle transcends the specific context of Burma, and sends a personal message to each of us, who may consider ourselves a lucky lot, but may still be slaves of fear of one kind or another. Her message points out the perennial reality of our life on earth that it is a process of character-building involving a continual struggle a struggle to choose good and truth and to reject evil and falsity in whatever domains of life we are, and with courage. Our dignity and self-respect are at stake, and none of us is exempt from such a struggle.