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Quotes from The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew — Lee Kuan Yew

1923–2015 Singapore

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I have never been over concerned or obsessed with opinion polls or popularity polls. I think a leader who is, is a weak leader. Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, I’m meaningless.

The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew (1998)

I bent over a chair and was given three of the best with my trousers on. I did not think he lightened his strokes. I have never understood why Western educationists are so much against corporal punishment. It did my fellow students and me no harm.

The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew (1998)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Lee Kuan Yew (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.