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“You take a poll of any people. What is it they want? The right to write an editorial as you like? They want homes, medicine, jobs, schools.”

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Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Kuan Yew was the founding father of Singapore, a politician, lawyer, and statesman. Born on September 16, 1923, in Singapore, he played a crucial role in transforming the city-state from a small fishing village into a global financial hub and trading center. He served as the first Prime Minister of Singapore after its independence in 1965 and continued in the role until his retirement in 1990. Lee Kuan Yew passed away on March 23, 2015. more

“It’s irrelevant to me what young Singaporeans think of me. What they think of me after I’m dead and gone in one generation will be determined by researchers who do PhDs on me, right? So there will be a lot of revisionism. As people revised Stalin, Brezhnev and one day now Yeltsin, and later on Putin. I’ve lived long enough to know that you may be idealised in life and reviled after you’re dead.”

People Thinking Knows May Long Enough Young Gone Generations One Day Determined Irrelevant Putin Researchers Think Of Me Hard Truths Phds Revisionism Brezhnev

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“I’m very determined. If I decide that something is worth doing, then I’ll put my heart and soul to it. The whole ground can be against me, but if I know it is right, I’ll do it.”

Ifs Knows Heart Soul Whole My Heart Determined Heart And Soul

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“Nine holes of golf will take you one-and-a-half, two hours. I run in 20 minutes, I feel better off. So the cost benefit made me drop golf.”

Feels Made Two Running Hours Half Minutes Cost Benefits Golf Nine Holes Feel Better Better Off Hard Truths

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“I'm not saying that everything I did was right, but everything I did was for an honourable purpose.”

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