That was the year the British decided to get out and sell everything. …

Lee Kuan Yew
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That 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! ✨ The Straits Times, March 07, 2007.
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That 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! ✨ The Straits Times, March 07, 2007.

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