One Man's View of the World

by Lee Kuan Yew

Laws and policies, unfortunately, do not change as easily as global circumstances do. Entitlements, once given, are notoriously difficult to take back.

Global circumstances and local entitlements

Middle East also lacks vital social factors that form the foundation on which democracy must stand. The first is a sense of equal citizenship.

Middle East and democracy

There is no going back to the way the world was in the past. We cannot dis-invent the aeroplane, the Internet, the iPhone and iPads. You accept the world as it is, and find the best way of maximising your fortunes as a society, or you are left behind by the relentless pace of change found everywhere else. The world cannot possibly stop spinning for your sake.

Argument against degrowth

There is no such thing as flying at maximum speed, autopilot.