- Statesman | September 16, 1923 -
I know if I rest, I'll slide downhill fast.
Lee Kuan Yew
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I have always thought that humanity was animal-like. The Confucian theory was man could be improved, but I'm not sure he can be. He can be trained; he can be disciplined.
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Latecomers to industrial development have had to catch up by finding ways of closing the gap.
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You need a certain standard of literacy, moral and ethical values, to be able to run a one man, one vote system.
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China is a vast, disparate country; there is no alternative to strong central power.
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I had some very powerful minds working with me.
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All my life... I believed in Malaysian merger and unity of the two territories. You know that we, as a people, are connected by geography, economics, by ties of kinship.
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If you are going to lower me into the grave, and I feel something is wrong, I will get up.
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As an East Asian looking at America, I find attractive and unattractive features. I like, for example, the free, easy and open relations between people regardless of social status, ethnicity or religion.
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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.
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A military presence does not need to be used to be useful.
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We are pragmatists. We don't stick to any ideology. Does it work? Let's try it, and if it does work, fine, let's continue it. If it doesn't work, toss it out, try another one. We are not enamored with any ideology.
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