Malaysian - Politician | July 23, 1953 -
What I'm trying to do is get a change in the mindset so people move from a level of mere tolerance to total acceptance and eventually to celebrate diversity. If you feel comfortable with one another, it doesn't matter whether we live in which neighbourhood but we can interact with one another freely. It's a mindset.
Najib Razak
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Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.
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In spite of the huge diversity in Malaysia in terms of religion, culture, race, ethnicity and so forth, we've really gone very far in developing this country.
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I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar.
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This mandate that I seek is about continuity and sustainability against disruption and stagnation, about moving forward versus regressing. We have to safeguard what we have already achieved. We cannot put at risk what we have; we cannot gamble away our future.
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Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.
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My priority is to ensure peace and harmony in Malaysia. That is uppermost in my mind.
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The world is changing quickly and we must be ready to change with it or risk being left behind.
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Prostitution and corruption are two things that mankind has had to live with for so long.
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Agreeing to share prosperity, rather than let it divide us, is infinitely preferable to the alternative.
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People willy-nilly borrow for consumption. Civil servants willy-nilly borrow for consumption and then wonder why they don't have enough money at the end of the month.
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Over the past months and years, divisions have opened up in Malaysian society. Now it is time for all of us, in government and beyond, to put the bitterness behind us.
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