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

"This was a new generation but now that they are all grown up, probably fathers and grandfathers but at that time, thi…"

"We believe in a democratic society by governments freely and periodically elected by the people... We believe, in the…"

"If you think of yourself as Chinese, Malays, Indians and Sri Lankans, then Singapore will collapse. You must think of…"

"Singapore run only by PhDs would be my vision of a purgatory. Equally, a government run by roadsweepers can be no les…"

"If this is an attempt by voters to blackmail the government, to compromise on important issues or principles, then we…"

"His strength was as a thinker and a writer, a man of honour, with great moral courage. He had a way with people, enor…"

"With his passing, Singaporeans have lost a patriot, a man of deep conviction and principle. His contribution was not …"

"His weapon was the typewriter, He loved putting up the drafts of the ideology, which was a group consensus."

"He had this enormous gift of being self-possessed - friendly, approachable, very personable and he got on with people…"