I am often accused of interfering in the private lives of citizens. Yes, if I did not, had I not done that, we wouldn't be here today.

What I fear is complacency. When things always become better, people tend to want more for less work.

Without 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.

Freedom of the press, freedom of the news media, must be subordinated to the overriding needs of the integrity of Singapore, and to the primacy of purpose of an elected government.

I have been accused of many things in my life, but not even my worst enemy has ever accused me of being afraid to speak my mind.

If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one.

We decide what is right. Never mind what the people think.