Come hell or high water!

July 9, 2017

We need zeal and perseverance to realize our goal. Once in a boat race in Pathein, rowers stopped paddling and lifted their oars when they achieved a slight lead over their competitors’ boat. We, the Myanmar people, to often give up before reaching their goal. We can say this is the Myanmar spirit under enslavement. I warn all of you against this spirit. Come hell or high water, you must never give up.

(Excerpt from the last address Bogyoke Aung San delivered from the City Hall in front of Maha Bandoola Park in Yangon on 13 July 1947)

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar