The Malays are spiritually inclined, tolerant and easy-going. The non-Malays, and especially the Chinese, are materialistic, aggressive and have an appetite for work. For equality to come about, it is necessary that these strikingly contrasting races adjust to each other.
The Malay Dilemma (1970).
It is disgraceful that you should be used by adults for the purpose of trying to shame us ...The timber industry helps hundreds of thousands of poor people in Malaysia. Are they supposed to remain poor because you want to study tropical animals? Is your study more important than filling the stomachs of poor people? Are Malaysians expected to lose millions of pounds so that you can study animals? [...] I hope you will tell the adults who made use of you to learn all the facts. They should not be too arrogant and know how best to run a country…
It's quite obvious that when the Eastern bloc was still there, it was a bustle betweencapitalism andcommunism. Once communism was defeated, then capitalism could expand and show its true self. It's no longer constrained by the need to be nice, so that people will choose their so-called free-market system as opposed to the centrally planned system. So because of that, nowadays there is nothing to restrain capital, and capital is demanding that it should be able to go anywhere and do whatever it likes.
Clearly Islam the religion is not the cause ofterrorism. Islam, as I said, is areligion of peace. However through the centuries, deviations from the true teachings of Islam take place. And so [people who call themselves] "Muslims" kill despite the injunction of their religion against killing especially of innocent people.
I believe that the country should have a strong government but not too strong. A two-thirds majority like I enjoyed when I was prime minister is sufficient but a 90% majority is too strong.
I believe that if that bastard leaves, we then won't be bastardised.
in reference to Prime MinisterNajib Razak duringa speech at Pasir Gudang on 29 August 2015. Previously, Najib Razak had warned that Malaysian Malays would be "bastardised" wereUMNO to lose power in the government, raising controversy by using a swear word (Malay "bangsat", loosely translated as "anus") in his speech.
To be a great leader, one needs to have good strategies, be knowledgeable and able to predict the future."Dr M on what makes a great leader" malaysiakini (13 August 2009)
I am glad to be labeled anti-Semitic [...] How can I be otherwise when the Jews who so often talk of the horrors they suffered duringthe Holocaust show the same Nazi cruelty and hard-heartedness.
We call upon all Malaysians, irrespective of race, religion, political situation, creed or parties, young and old, to join us in saving Malaysia from the government headed by Najib Razak.We must rid ourselves of Najib as prime minister. If he’s allowed to go on, the damage will be worse and worse.
Daim Zainuddin, as quoted inMalaysian Politicians Say the Darndest Things [Vol I].
What concerns me right now is that with the actions of Dr Mahathir, who is a lauded statesman and a beloved international icon, the country could become unstable, driving away foreign investors from this nation at the same time. As a former Prime Minister, he should be more understanding of what democracy is, which cannot be achieved the way Dr Mahathir is going about it now.
