Unity in its real essence
Unity must have a common interest, a common sense of working together and a common objective,
for the independence of the whole country and the interests of the whole populace. Unity must work
for the people so that they can enjoy shared well-being and shared cause in working together. It
is not enough just to say that we want to be united. Labour must be shared, and interests must be
shared. Our objective must be the same. Only this kind of effort is worth calling “Unity”.
(Excerpt from the speech addressed by Bogyoke Aung San at the AFPFL Conference on 23rd January 1946)