We have over a hundred political detainees, men against whom we are unable to prove anything in a court of law. Nearly 50 of them are men who gave us a great deal of anxiety during the years of Confrontation because they were Malay extremists. Your life and this dinner would not be what it is if my colleagues and I had decided to play it according to the rules of the game.
Lee Kuan YewThat was the year the British decided to get out and sell everything. So I immediately held an election. I knew the people will be dead scared. And I won my bet big-time. The gullible fools!
Lee Kuan YewBetween being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, Iโm meaningless.
Lee Kuan YewPlease do not assume that you can change governments. Young people donโt understand this.
Lee Kuan YewWithout the elected president and if there is a freak result, within two or three years, the army would have to come in and stop it.
Lee Kuan YewWe must encourage those who earn less than $200 per month and cannot afford to nurture and educate many children never to have more than twoโฆ We will regret the time lost if we do not now take the first tentative steps towards correcting a trend which can leave our society with a large number of the physically, intellectually and culturally anaemic.
Lee Kuan Yew