Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir Mohamad
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.
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,
country believe training
Most developing countries would know Malaysia quite well. Why? It is because we believe in contacts. We offer them some help for training, for example. We call it 'technical cooperation'.
country world influential
The Commonwealth is a mixture of developing and developed world, in which the developed countries were very influential and their policies hold sway most of the time.
country should-have world
Developing countries like Malaysia should have a say in changing the world financial system since we have faced the problems that it has caused.
country reality people
Some people say that we here have no freedom of religion, ... In reality, the people in that country are the ones who were forced to embrace a religion.
country situation relevant
I know the situation of the Commonwealth generally, and I know that the aim should be to make the Commonwealth much more relevant to the poorer countries.
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,
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,
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.
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,