He created a modern city from a filthy island and that is what I appreciate most about what he has done in his lifetime. No matter what people might say about his tactics about getting things done, it has been done.
“I am often accused of interfering in the private lives of citizens. Yes, if I did not, had I not done that, we wouldn’t be here today. And I say without the slightest remorse, that we wouldn’t be here, we would not have made economic progress, if we had not intervened on very personal matters – who your neighbour is, how you live, the noise you make, how you spit, or what language you use. We decide what is right. Never mind what the people think.”
Appreciate the fact that we can travel far and wide, have drinkable water on tap no matter how high we live, no chewing gum stuck to out behinds, have cool public restrooms, yet still have our flora and fauna to enjoy.
“Even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and I feel something is going wrong, I will get up.”
May he rest in peace.
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