Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH, SPMJ, informally known by his initials LKY, was the first Prime Minister of Singapore, governing for three decades. Lee is recognised as the nation's founding father, with the country described as transitioning from the "third world to first world in a single generation" under his leadership...
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth16 September 1923
nests philippines indonesia
The big nest was in Afghanistan, thats not quite cleared, then there are nests in the Philippines, there are nests in Indonesia, the Malaysians are clearing up their nests.
law enemy libel
The same law applies to me. Nobody has sued me for libel because I do not defame my enemies.
ifs meaningless
If nobody is afraid of me, I'm meaningless.
certain ethical run standard
You need a certain standard of literacy, moral and ethical values, to be able to run a one man, one vote system.
kinds mind running
The problem is to keep the monkey mind from running off into all kinds of thoughts.
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The ultimate test of the value of a political system is whether it helps that society to establish conditions which improve the standard of living for the majority of its people.
lower
If you are going to lower me into the grave, and I feel something is wrong, I will get up.
elected freedom government media needs news
Freedom of the news media must be subordinated to the overriding needs of Singapore, and to the primacy of purpose of an elected government.
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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States and China are more likely to view each other as competitors if not adversaries. But the die has not been cast. The best possible outcome is a new understanding that when they cannot cooperate, they will coexist and allow all countries in the Pacific to grow and thrive.
broke china cultural doubt engaged generation gone great nearly peaceful russians series wants wars
From 1945 to 1991, China was engaged in a series of wars that nearly broke them. This generation has been through hell: the Great Leap Forward, hunger, starvation, near collision with the Russians - the Cultural Revolution gone mad. I have no doubt that this generation wants a peaceful rise.
central disparate power
China is a vast, disparate country; there is no alternative to strong central power.
few knew leaks moved press quickly reply
Of-course we did, but we didn't reply because we knew once this leaks the others will scatter, so in the few days we moved quickly before the press got hold of it. The press did get hold of it a few days later, we nabbed, we were able to get 15, the others got away.
exuberance leads
The exuberance of democracy leads to undisciplined and disorderly conditions which are inimical to development.
believe china countries impose liberal standards totally
China is not going to become a liberal democracy; if it did, it would collapse. I do not believe you can impose on other countries standards which are alien and totally disconnected with their past.