Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir Mohamad
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.
large people social
Businesses, large and small, have been bankrupted. The social well-being of the people has been disrupted.
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.
people servant
Malaysians, during the colonial period, were not given the top positions: we were always subordinate. Fortunately for us, the people who took over were mainly civil servants: people who were serving the Government.
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.
nice people polite
I'm brash and abrasive but that's because I've noticed when people are nice and polite they never get anywhere.
people stranger
If you know each other well, you want to do business with people you know well. You don't do business with strangers.
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.
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,
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,