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Sinnathamby Rajaratnam Quotes

1915–2006 Singapore

Sinnathamby Rajaratnam (25 February 1915 – 22 February 2006), widely known as S. Rajaratnam, was a Singaporean politician who served as the third Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1980 and 1985.

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One united people, regardless of race, language or religion.

Singapore run only by PhDs would be my vision of a purgatory. Equally, a government run by roadsweepers can be no less a terrifying place to live in.

If you think of yourself as Chinese, Malays, Indians and Sri Lankans, then Singapore will collapse. You must think of Singapore: 'This is my country.' I fight and die for Singapore if necessary.

If this is an attempt by voters to blackmail the government, to compromise on important issues or principles, then we must show them we cannot be blackmailed. No government should succumb to blackmail.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sinnathamby Rajaratnam (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.