
Rede beim Festbankett am 6. Januar 2004 zum 35. Jahrestag der Gründung des Harvard Club von Singapur. Übersetzung: Wikiquote
Original engl.: "Whether it is a ceiling leak, a mosquito nuisance or a troublesome neighbour, usually the first question which people ask is: What will the government do about it? [...] Nanny should not look after everything all the time." - Building A Civic Society. Speech at the Harvard Club of Singapore's 35th Anniversary Dinner. p. 8, 9 http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/apcity/unpan015426.pdf