To mark Lee Kuan Yew's 100th birth anniversary on Sep 16, 2023, CNA is looking back at his more memorable quotes. cna.asia/leekuanyewquotes
At a scholarship presentation at the Sree Narayana Mission in 1965, the year Singapore became an independent nation, Mr Lee Kuan Yew spoke of the people's mettle and how the small-in-size state will not be squeezed by others. Rather, he likened the country to a durian: Hard to squeeze, and filled with very useful ingredients. Watch an excerpt from his speech on Sep 12, 1965.
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