a quote from Lee Kuan Yew himself: “With few exceptions, democracy has not brought good government to new developing countries. . . . What Asians value may not necessarily be what Americans or Europeans value. Westerners value the freedoms and liberties of the individual. As an Asian of Chinese cultural background, my values are for a government which is honest, effective, and efficient.” And as prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990 he did just that: he created a government that was honest, effective, and efficient.
