Mahathir Mohamad Quotes
born 1925
Also known as: Mahathir bin Mohamad, Mahathir bin Mohamed
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If the civil service cannot be relied on then the government will collapse, and there will be anarchy.
There is a lot wanting in the way policies are implemented, and economic administration is carried out.
The ASEAN Parliament may yet be a forum for the successful coordination of our development and progress.
We are constantly reexamining ourselves. An Economic Panel was set up recently for this purpose.
There will be violence, riots and revolutions. Governments will fall and anarchy will prevail.
Clearly then interdependence means interdependence. It does not mean dependence of the weak on the strong.
If a neighbour is strong, then the possibility of being occupied is very real. Might is right.
The ASEAN nations are not intending to compete with the developed countries. Rather they wish to complement.
Malaysia’s adherence to the principles of ASEAN cooperation is not altruistic. It is enlightened self-interest.
All the ASEAN countries are now believers in free trade and free enterprise. Foreign capital is welcome by all.
Malaysia comprehends the magnitude of the dadah problem. We have accordingly designated it as a security problem.
The Government may not accept all that you recommend, but we will not ignore your findings or your recommendations.
What is needed is the full backing of the powerful nations. They must revitalise the Organisation which they had created.
They can make the audience happy or they can make them cry. They can make them knowledgeable or they can confuse them absolutely.
Many developing countries need aid but a substantial number, and Malaysia is one of them, do not care for aid. They want trade, fair trade.
Relations, if it is to be durable, must be based on the mutually accepted norms of equality and respect. There cannot be any compromise on this.
It is action that is needed. In order to drive home this point, Malaysia is taking various steps to promote mutual cooperation among countries of the South.
The developing countries must seek ways and means of gaining entree into the market place. They should do so not individually but in cooperation with each other.
Foreign investment must be accompanied by a decent dose of technology transfer, without which the broad policy objective of foreign investments will not be meaningful.
Change and development are integral to any society and nation. The problem that confronts societies and nations, however, is that not all developments are for the better.