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Lee Kuan Yew Quotes: You take a poll of any people. What is it they want? The right to write an editorial as you like? They want homes, medicine, jobs, schools.
         

You take a poll of any people. What is it they want? The right to write an editorial as you like? They want homes, medicine, jobs, schools.


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