If I were in authority in Singapore indefinitely without having to ask…

Lee Kuan Yew
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If I were in authority in Singapore indefinitely without having to ask those who are governed whether they like what is being done, then I would not have the slightest doubt that I could govern much more effectively in their interests. ✨ Radio Interview in 1960. South-East Asia: A Political Profile. Book by Damien Kingsbury, p. 337, 2001.
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