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foraneffectivesocialcompact,weneedalsoapeoplethatarebondedtoeachotheracrorace,languageandreligiouslines.

religiousfaithisasourceofstrengthinasociety.wecanbegoodchristia,buddhists,muslimsorhindusandbepatrioticsingaporeaatthesametime.thereisnocontradictionbetweenthetwo.butweshouldnotchangelong-establishedpracticesthatwillleadtosegregationbetweentheraces,ormakeitmoredifficultforanyonecommunitytointegratewiththerestofoursociety.

letmeemphasisethatwewantintegration,notaimilation.integrationisagradual,continuousproce.wewanttobondthedifferentpiecesofmosaictogether.bondingistheresultofmutualtrustandunderstanding.theprocecaotbeforced,becausemutualtrustandunderstandingcaotbeforced.

helpingtheleable
   noteveryoneinthesingaporemounteverestteammadeittothesummit.onlythestrongermembersdid.however,theothersgavecriticalback-upsuortfromthelowercam.itwasverymuchateameffort.

likewise,inoursociety,noteveryoneofuswillbecometopincomeearners.butwemustoffersingaporeawhofallbehindaseeofhope,forthemselvesandeeciallyfortheirchildren.otherwise,theywillbecomedisaffectedanddisenchanted,whichwillsourthesocialclimate,anddisruptoureconomicprogre.wewillhelpeveryoneofyougoashighupasyoucan.andeverysingaporeanwillshareinandbenefitfromtheteam''ssucce.

indeed,thestrengthofasocietyismeasuredbythecompaionandcareitsmembershaveforeachother.themembersmustknowthatiftheyareeverdown,otherswillhelpthemgetup.iftheycaotturntothemoreableforhelpinadversity,thenthebondsthatholdustogetherwillap.oursocietywilldisintegrate.

disincentivestowork
   insharingthefruitsofsingapore''sgrowth,however,wemustnotinadvertentlycreatedisincentivesforsingaporeatotakepersonalreoibilitytofendforthemselves.otherwise,webuildupacrutchmentality,whichwillleadtoindolence,dependenceandabuse.

hengcheehow,whowillbeourcandidateinjalanbesargrc,toldmethisstory.

whenhewascoveringhougangsomeyearsago,hehandedoutcashtoneedycot

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