Fight for our nation

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Jan 21, 2016, 09:44 PM
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Jul 15, 2015, 02:31 AM

"A person who either by birth or upbringing or residence in Singapore feels committed to upholding this society as it is - multi-racial, tolerant, accommodating, forward-looking - and prepared to stake his life for this community."

PRIME MINISTER LEE KUAN YEW in September 1968, giving an emotive definition of a Singaporean

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 15, 2015, with the headline Fight for our nation. Subscribe

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