Best Lee Kuan Yew Quotes
- It is essential to rear a generation at the very top of society that has all the qualities needed to lead and give the people… All
- Now if democracy will not work for the Russians, a white Christian people, can we assume that it will naturally work with Asians? Asians
- The human being is an unequal creature. That is a fact. And we start off with the proposition. All the great religions, all the great… All
- They say, oh, let’s have multiparty politics. Let’s have different parties change and be in charge of the Government. Is it that simple? You vote… Change
- We must encourage those who earn less than $200 per month and cannot afford to nurture and educate many children never to have more than… Afford
- Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, I’m meaningless. Afraid
- If you don’t include your women graduates in your breeding pool and leave them on the shelf, you would end up a more stupid society…So… Breeding
- I make no apologies that the PAP is the Government and the Government is the PAP. Apologies
- One-man-one-vote is a most difficult form of government.. Results can be erratic. Difficult
- I always tried to be correct, not politically correct. Always Tried
- Three women were brought to the Singapore General Hospital, each in the same condition and needing a blood transfusion. The first, a Southeast Asian was… Asian
- The Bell curve is a fact of life. The blacks on average score 85 per cent on IQ and it is accurate, nothing to do… Accept
- I was a product of the times, the war, the occupation, the reoccupation, my 4 years in Britain, admiring but at the same time questioning… Able
- 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… Afghanistan
- We have to lock up people, without trial, whether they are communists, whether they are language chauvinists, whether they are religious extremists. If you don’t… Chauvinists
- China can draw on a talent pool of 1.3 billion people, but the United States can draw on a talent pool of 7 billion and… Billion
- If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one. Fostered
- If I were in authority in Singapore indefinitely without having to ask those who are governed whether they like what is being done, then I… Ask
- I started off believing all men were equal. I now know that's the most unlikely thing ever to have been. . .by observation, reading, watching,… All
- With few exceptions, democracy has not brought good government to new developing countries…What Asians value may not necessarily be what Americans or Europeans value. Westerners… Americans
- You’re talking about Rwanda or Bangladesh, or Cambodia, or the Philippines. They’ve got democracy, according to Freedom House. But have you got a civilised life… According
- They say people can think for themselves? Do you honestly believe that the chap who can’t pass primary six knows the consequence of his choice… Answers
- I pointed to an article with bold headlines reporting that the police had refused to allow the PAP to hold a rally at Empress Place,… Added
- I can only express the hope that faith in the judicial system will never be diminished, and I am sure it will not, so long… Allow
- The same law applies to me. Nobody has sued me for libel because I do not defame my enemies. Applies