“Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him. Or give it up. This is not a game of cards. This is your life and mine. I've spent a whole lifetime building this and as long as I'm in charge, nobody is going to knock it down.”

About Lee Kuan Yew

Statesman • Singaporean

Lee Kuan Yew was a Singaporean statesman and lawyer who served as the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. As one of the founding fathers of Singapore, he is widely recognized as the nation's architect,...