“Admission was on the basis of merit. Students were of all races, all classes and all religions.” ReligionRaceClassMerit Author:Kuan Yew Lee
“He was a tall, energetic, self-made man who had taught himself accountancy and banking through correspondence courses and had risen to his present position in the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation on his own merits, having neither relatives to give him a push nor money to buy promotion.” MoneyPositionMeritRelativeSelf Made Author:Kuan Yew Lee