“But we either believe in democracy or we not. If we do, then, we must say categorically, without qualification, that no restraint from the any democratic processes, other than by the ordinary law of the land, should be allowed…
If you believe in democracy, you must believe in it unconditionally. If you believe that men should be free, then, they should have the right of free association, of free speech, of free publication.
Then, no law should permit those democratic processes to be set at nought.”
- Lee Kuan Yew as an opposition leader, April 27, 1955
Afterwards which he demolished Barisan Socialis by detaining their leaders under ISA, which we now know are innocent, and destroyed free press. To date, all our young children still thinks Lim Chin Siong and Chia Thye Poh are communists.
Joe Tan
Editor's Note: One of our greatest leaders, Dr Lim Hock Siew, who was also a medical doctor famous for giving free treatment to the old & poor at his small Rakyat clinic along Balestier road was also labelled as a "communist" by Supreme leader Lee and was also thrown into prison.
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