“We faced tremendous odds with an improbable chance of survival. Singapore was not a natural country but man-made, a trading post the British had developed into a nodal point in their worldwide maritime empire. We inherited the island without its hinterland, a heart without a body.”
“I did not know I was to spend the rest of my life getting Singapore not just to work but to prosper and flourish.”
“The key to peace and harmony in society is a sense of fair play, that everyone has a share in the fruits of our progress”
“The future is as full of promise as it is fraught with uncertainty.”
— Lee Kuan Yew, From Third World to First The Singapore Story