Excerpts from PM Lee's speech (8th S Rajaratnam lecture):
To be successful, we have to be united regardless race, language and religion "in order that we are not divided when we conduct our foreign policy and not weakened by others, taking advantage of our internal schisms."
We may be Indian Singaporeans, Malay Singaporeans or Chinese Singaporeans, but above all, we are Singaporeans first. We have to see the world through Singaporean eyes and advance Singapore's interests and our common interest.
We must be determined that we want to be Singaporean, to stand up in the world, and to be a shining red dot.
As Mr Rajaratnam said – "Being Singaporean is a matter not of ancestry, but of choice and conviction". If we make that choice and we have that conviction that we want Singapore to endure and prevail, then the rest can follow.
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