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Mahathir Mohamad
Malaysian
Politician
Born:
Jul 10
,
1925
Country
Government
Me
People
Will
You
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We believe that human rights always applies to the majority, who should have its rights protected. When people demonstrate and go to the streets, they deprive the majority from earning a living.
Mahathir Mohamad
Rights
People
Human Rights
Believe
Living
Earning
Protected
Majority
Always
Demonstrate
Go
Human
Deprive
Should
Who
Streets
We have had dealings with terrorists for a long time. From 1948 until 1990, we had domestic terrorism because the pro-communist groups wanted to overthrow the colonial government.
Mahathir Mohamad
Government
Time
Terrorism
Long
Long Time
Colonial
Had
Until
Because
Terrorists
Domestic
Overthrow
Wanted
Groups
Big corporations don't just belong to one person or two persons but to a whole nation. If you let big corporations fail, then a lot of people are going to suffer.
Mahathir Mohamad
You
People
Big
Nation
Corporations
Fail
Big Corporations
Lot
Person
Going
Just
Persons
Then
Whole
Suffer
Belong
Two
When I was first named as Deputy Prime Minister, there was a feeling of shock that I should be chosen because I was labeled as being an ultra and very anti-Chinese.
Mahathir Mohamad
First
Feeling
Minister
Prime
Prime Minister
Named
Because
Labeled
Very
Shock
Being
Deputy
Should
Chosen
I believe that currency trading should not be a business at all.
Mahathir Mohamad
Business
Believe
Trading
Currency
Should
There's no point in treating a currency like a commodity, devaluing it artificially and causing a lot of poverty among poor countries.
Mahathir Mohamad
Poverty
No Point
Point
Countries
Like
Causing
Lot
Artificially
Currency
Commodity
Poor
Poor Countries
Among
Treating
There is no such thing as absolute freedom of the press, not even in the most advanced countries in the world. There are things you just don't say, because it will destabilise the environment.
Mahathir Mohamad
Freedom
You
World
Will
Say
Press
Absolute
Absolute Freedom
Advanced
Environment
Countries
Most
Because
Just
Even
Thing
Things
I am glad to be labeled anti-Semitic.
Mahathir Mohamad
Glad
Am
Anti-Semitic
Labeled
I won't call it UMNO anymore; this is Najib's party. I feel embarrassed that I am associated with a party that is seen as supporting corruption - it had caused me to feel ashamed.
Mahathir Mohamad
Me
Corruption
Seen
Party
Embarrassed
Had
Feel
Supporting
Call
Am
Caused
Anymore
Ashamed
Associated
When the people perceive that the print media is reporting what they believe is correct, then they tend to read the print media and to follow news on the television.
Mahathir Mohamad
News
People
Believe
Correct
Television
Follow
Perceive
Tend
Read
Print
Reporting
Then
Media
When the people believe that the print media and the government-controlled TV are not really reporting what is happening, then people turn away from them, and their next resort is, of course, to access the Internet and what they can get on the Internet.
Mahathir Mohamad
People
Internet
Believe
Resort
TV
Print
Course
Access
Get
Reporting
Happening
Them
Turn
Then
Really
Next
Media
Away
We can go into the Chinese market, develop the engine, new models of cars. Proton can compete. What is the point of giving the company to foreigners? It will revert to the same situation where foreigners just assemble their cars here. We learn nothing.
Mahathir Mohamad
Car
Will
Giving
Situation
Nothing
Market
Point
Develop
New
Learn
Go
Foreigners
Revert
Models
Same
Just
Where
Chinese
Engine
Assemble
Company
Compete
Here
The government seems to be set on bankrupting Proton and selling it off, because I think it is regarded as my baby.
Mahathir Mohamad
Government
Think
Baby
Seems
Because
Off
Selling
Regarded
Set
I am saying that currency trading is unnecessary, unproductive, and immoral. It should be stopped. It should be made illegal.
Mahathir Mohamad
Saying
Made
Unnecessary
Immoral
Unproductive
Am
Trading
Currency
Stopped
Should
Illegal
I achieved too little result from my principal task, the task of making my race a race that is respected, a race that is honourable, a race that is highly regarded.
Mahathir Mohamad
Result
Too
Respected
Honourable
Highly
Principal
Making
Task
Achieved
Regarded
Little
Race
We want to defend the rights of Malaysians. We don't want to sell chunks of this country to foreign companies who will develop whole towns.
Mahathir Mohamad
Rights
Will
Country
Chunks
Develop
Towns
Foreign
Sell
Want
Who
Companies
Whole
Defend
Jewish stinginess and financial wizardry gained them commercial control of Europe and provoked anti-Semitism, which waxed and waned in Europe throughout the ages.
Mahathir Mohamad
Financial
Anti-Semitism
Control
Waxed
Throughout
Provoked
Commercial
Which
Gained
Them
Ages
Europe
Jewish
I resigned on my own, and during my time, the country enjoyed a period of great prosperity.
Mahathir Mohamad
Time
Great
Prosperity
Country
Own
My Own
My Time
Period
Enjoyed
Resigned
I am not anti-European. I have many friends and acquaintances who are Europeans.
Mahathir Mohamad
Am
Friends
Acquaintances
Who
Many
Europeans
I am the first authoritarian government elected to become a dictator and then resigning as a dictator. So this is the first dictator in the world who has resigned while still quite healthy.
Mahathir Mohamad
Government
World
First
Become
Healthy
Am
Still
Dictator
Authoritarian
Quite
While
Elected
Then
Who
Resigned
Resigning
We say less things about Australians than Australians say about us, calling me a dictator, authoritarian government.
Mahathir Mohamad
Government
Me
Say
About
Calling
Australians
Dictator
Than
Authoritarian
Us
Less
Things
Democracy for people who are not used to it can undermine stability, resulting in war.
Mahathir Mohamad
War
Democracy
People
Resulting
Undermine
Stability
Used
Who
I was forced to say, 'I will not censor the Internet.' But I was never convinced.
Mahathir Mohamad
Internet
Will
Say
Never
Forced
Censor
Convinced
The Internet is undermining moral values.
Mahathir Mohamad
Internet
Values
Moral
Moral Values
Undermining
I don't believe that you should punish the people of Iraq because you don't like their leader. Saddam Hussein is not being punished. He's fat, and he is eating enough food and living in palaces. But his people are punished by denying them food and medicine.
Mahathir Mohamad
Food
You
People
Leader
Believe
Living
Medicine
Enough
Punish
Punished
Eating
Hussein
He
Saddam
Saddam Hussein
Like
Because
His
Iraq
Denying
Being
Them
Should
Palaces
Fat
If India is not too democratic, it will be like China in terms of development.
Mahathir Mohamad
Will
Too
India
Development
Like
Terms
Democratic
China
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