"If Singapore is a nanny state, then I am proud to have fostered one."
— Lee Kuan Yew

January 1, 1970

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Anti-communistsPolitical activistsEugenicistsPrime Ministers of SingaporeLawyers from Singapore
Original Language: English

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Lee Kuan Yew to critics who accused him of governing Singapore like a nanny state, From Third World to First, The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 Lee Kuan Yew. 2000)