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Smart words from Lee Kuan Yew In essence, we are all doomed

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Lee Kuan Yew: I Speak English, But Never Adopted Western Individualism Some credit Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015) for using social programming, economic and urban development, and limited civil liberties to rapidly raise Singaporeans' standard of living, leading many to dub the

Lee Kuan Yew on Singapore: “In 1000 years, we will be here. People like me and my friends will still be here. RECOGNISABLE, IDENTIFIABLE.” Could you imagine Keir Starmer or Anthony Albanese speaking like this? It’s impossible. They don’t care if their nations dissolve.

@Drew Pavlou 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼

“Once a political system has been corrupted right from the top to the lowest ranks of the bureaucracy . The problem is almost impossible to solve without a revolution”——Singapore’s former PM Lee Kuan Yew on corruption

“Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him - or give it up! This is not a game of cards, this is your life and mine” - Lee Kuan Yew tells the story of meeting with Strike Leaders at Singapore Airlines and how he forced them to return to work

@ɖʀʊӄքǟ ӄʊռʟɛʏ 🇧🇹🇹🇩

What did Lee Kuan Yew mean when he said that anyone who would rule Singapore had to have that iron in him? That there is no room for weakness, for listening to those who put the "rights" of criminals ahead of the lives of ordinary people Case in point of this is his policy of

“Once a political system has been corrupted right from the top to the lowest ranks of the bureaucracy . The problem is almost impossible to solve without a revolution”——Singapore’s former PM Lee Kuan Yew on corruption

“I may speak the English Language better than the Chinese language, but I’ll never be an Englishman, not in a thousand generations.” -Lee Kuan Yew (founding father of modern Singapore) #Singapore #China #English #England

Such wise words from Lee Kuan Yew - the founding father of Singapore 🇸🇬. Fighting corruption must start from the very top!

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Powerful insights, really makes you think.
That ending hit hard, wow!