If at the core centre quality goes down, then in all the subsidiary organisations quality will also go down. You will no longer inspire. Because no man can judge a person accurately if that person is superior than he is. So we never ask somebody who’s inferior to judge. Very seldom does an inferior person say, “He’s better than me.” Once you have weak people on top, the whole system slowly goes down. It’s inevitable. (查看原文)
He recounted commenting to his Australian hosts in 1988 after a visit to New Zealand, that “I could come back here in 100 years and I’d be sure to find this place, still green grass, still sheep and cows and wheat and fruit trees… When I project myself forward 100 years for Singapore, I cannot tell you that it will exists.” (查看原文)
The English in this book is so different but so familiar, and his way of seeing the growing China reflected in the people he made doing business with China during 2020s. There are a few things that bo...The English in this book is so different but so familiar, and his way of seeing the growing China reflected in the people he made doing business with China during 2020s. There are a few things that bothered me about Singapore before, and this book clarified all. I was so dumb to read it now but so lucky that I read it.(展开)
INDIA: in the grip of caste.First, the great diversity of languages makes it impossible for the gov. to work as a centralized system. the Indians will not try to make the rules, let alone enforce it. ...INDIA: in the grip of caste.First, the great diversity of languages makes it impossible for the gov. to work as a centralized system. the Indians will not try to make the rules, let alone enforce it. India as a nation is still more of an aspiration than a reality. Another key factor that holds back development in the country is the caste system.(展开)
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6 有用 Wennie 2011-02-26 22:39:40
A goddamn bright and pragmatic man with firm belief in Darwinism.
1 有用 好大无畏 2015-06-06 16:20:20
以建立国家的功勋、德高望重的声望、无欲无求的心态，讲诉对所有事情的看法。不伪善、不做作、不给面子，不可多得的开启智慧之书。
1 有用 月下白桦 2020-10-30 23:29:03
李光耀是个实用主义者，他并不讳言自己的观点，即便与人们习以为常的观念大相径庭，比如认为民主不是什么灵丹妙药，有时候反而会让事情变得更差，再比如“血统论”，他很相信基因对人的发展有着非常大的影响。而我读完这本书以及读过一些现代心理学著作（如斯蒂芬•平克《心智探奇》、《白板》等） 后，认为李光耀的观念更接近事实真相，即便真相很残酷。 他直言不讳地说道人人不平等，从生到死都不平等，这是客观事实，你无法... 李光耀是个实用主义者，他并不讳言自己的观点，即便与人们习以为常的观念大相径庭，比如认为民主不是什么灵丹妙药，有时候反而会让事情变得更差，再比如“血统论”，他很相信基因对人的发展有着非常大的影响。而我读完这本书以及读过一些现代心理学著作（如斯蒂芬•平克《心智探奇》、《白板》等） 后，认为李光耀的观念更接近事实真相，即便真相很残酷。 他直言不讳地说道人人不平等，从生到死都不平等，这是客观事实，你无法改变只能接受它。而他作为政治家的使命与义务，就是确保国家里面每个人有尽可能相同的成长机会（比如教育），即便先天有各种不平等，使社会资源最优化。 李光耀不需要理想观念搭建出来的梦，而是冷眼观察现实，然后去塑造它。这本书，让我看到了实用主义与作为政治家的想象力是如何成功地结合在一起。 (展开)
1 有用 makzhou 2013-04-20 15:02:04
a country built on vulnerability with both its rise and (potential) demise; excellent account (though not always right). 也许是最后一个现实主义者了
0 有用 雷神个锤子 2019-03-04 23:22:37
3.5
0 有用 pauli123 2024-04-04 15:42:57 安徽
代表 lee kuan yew through the eyes of chinese scholars
0 有用 宝木健 2023-07-20 23:29:29 上海
hard truths make sense
0 有用 咚咚锵 2023-05-16 17:02:54 上海
The English in this book is so different but so familiar, and his way of seeing the growing China reflected in the people he made doing business with China during 2020s. There are a few things that bo... The English in this book is so different but so familiar, and his way of seeing the growing China reflected in the people he made doing business with China during 2020s. There are a few things that bothered me about Singapore before, and this book clarified all. I was so dumb to read it now but so lucky that I read it. (展开)
0 有用 鹳鱼 2022-06-12 08:12:36
INDIA: in the grip of caste.First, the great diversity of languages makes it impossible for the gov. to work as a centralized system. the Indians will not try to make the rules, let alone enforce it. ... INDIA: in the grip of caste.First, the great diversity of languages makes it impossible for the gov. to work as a centralized system. the Indians will not try to make the rules, let alone enforce it. India as a nation is still more of an aspiration than a reality. Another key factor that holds back development in the country is the caste system. (展开)
0 有用 椰子树 2021-08-08 09:34:55
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