Lawyers From Singapore

"The ending of colonialism does not in itself result in social and economic progress: it provides the opportunities for it."

"What role would men and governments in new countries like the mass media to play?... The mass media can help to present Singapore's problems simply and clearly and then explain how if they support certain programmes and policies these problems can be solved. More important, we want the mass media to reinforce, not to undermine, the cultural values and social attitudes being inculcated in our schools and universities."

"Freedom of the press, freedom of the news media, must be subordinated to the overriding needs of the integrity of Singapore, and to the primacy of purpose of an elected government."

"I don't know why Amnesty International always picks on people who are not very popular with Communists."