Mahathir bin Mohamad
Malaysian politician and former Prime Minister.
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History should remember Blair and Bush as the killers of children or as the lying prime minister and president.
To be a great leader, one needs to have good strategies, be knowledgeable and able to predict the future.
I believe that the country should have a strong government but not too strong. A two-thirds majority like I enjoyed when I was prime minister is sufficient but a 90% majority is too strong.
We need an opposition to remind us if we are making mistakes. When you are not opposed you think everything you do is right.
The Malays are spiritually inclined, tolerant and easy-going. The non-Malays, and especially the Chinese, are materialistic, aggressive and have an appetite for work. For equality to come about, it is necessary that these strikingly contrasting races adjust to each other.
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