Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir Mohamad
acting against attack civilians considered orders whether
Whether the attackers are acting on their own or on the orders of their government; whether they are regulars or irregulars, if the attack is against civilians then they must be considered terrorists,
country diminished grown merely possible reducing value wealth
It is possible to impoverish a country merely by reducing the value of their currency, ... What we have grown is still there, but the value of our wealth has diminished 50 percent.
democracy people resulting sudden undermine war
Sudden change, even if it is for the good, is disruptive. Democracy for people who are not used to it can undermine stability, resulting in war even.
although among believe links malaysia singapore
There are links among Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on this. I believe Singapore too, although I don't have the facts,
mind
If we mind our own business, it will be better for everybody,
large people social
Businesses, large and small, have been bankrupted. The social well-being of the people has been disrupted.
I have decided, ... It's been a long time.
absolute accept believe freedom moment perhaps unable
unable to accept the absolute freedom that you believe in. ... One day perhaps we will be comfortable with your values, but for the moment we are not comfortable.
announce national positions resigning wish
I wish to announce I am resigning from UMNO and all positions in the National Front,
century islam seventh whether
Islam is not just for the seventh century AD. Times have changed. Whether we like it or not, we have to change,
guarantee others terrorists
The terrorists may get away. Even if they are killed or captured, so long as there are still terrorists around, there's no guarantee that others will not terrorize.
country government normally power praise situation sorts struggle thankful transition
Praise Allah, we must be thankful for the situation in our country because a transition of power in the government would normally be plagued with all sorts of problems, chaos, power struggle and so forth,
approach friendly people positively pushed respond tend weakest
People tend to respond more positively to the friendly approach than to confrontations. Pushed into a corner, even the weakest will fight.
die europeans fight jews million others rule today
Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million, but today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them.