Lawrence Wong
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first heard Oct 2025
last heard 19 Nov
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And the foundational values remain the same.
We are here to build a better Singapore because history has never been kind to small states.
And we know, despite our success these last 60 years, the world is a dangerous place.
It's become even more dangerous.
And our mission, my mission, is to keep Singapore going, not just in my term, but to leave behind a better Singapore for my successor and for future generations.
So that remains the ethos, the foundational values in which my party represent, which I represent.
I keep going back to this very vivid memory of when I was in Michigan studying.
I've told this story before, but not all the guests here might know this.
There is a ghost town in Michigan, and it's called Singapore.
Truly.
Was it based around free trade and minimal government?
I don't know.
It was founded in the 1830s near Lake Michigan.
Why Singapore?
Perhaps 1830s, perhaps it took inspiration from the fact that in 1819 there was this exotic port in the exotic fires founded by Sir Stamford Raffles, and so maybe the name traveled.
It took some time for things to travel in those days, and perhaps it took inspiration from that.
But Singapore and Michigan didn't last very long.
I think about 50 years.
overwhelmed by the sifting sand dunes.
And now there's only a marker that says this is where Singapore, Michigan stood.
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