Storm Again

Thunder storm again.

狂風　狂雨　狂雷の夜　狂った過去と未来想う
故郷遠く　熱の国で独り静か
眠れぬ夜　天井のdagger 不気味に光る

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“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.” (Winston Churchill)
“Every nation has the government it deserves.” (Joseph de Maistre)

From “Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas” as quoted in “Shared Responsibility and Unshared Power”:

“What are we all seeking? A form of government that will be comfortable, because it meets our needs, is not oppressive, and maximise our opportunities. And whether you have one-man-one-vote, or some-men-one-vote or other men-two-vote, those are forms which should be worked out. I’m not intellectually convinced that one-man-one-vote is the best. We practise it because that’s what the British bequeathed us and we haven’t really found a need to challenge that.”

“You mean that ice-man knows the consequences of his vote? Do you honestly believe that the chap who can’t pass primary six knows the consequences of his choice when he answers a question viscerally, on language, culture and religion? But, we know the consequences. We would starve; we would have racial riots. We would disintegrate.”

“If I were in authority in Singapore indefinitely without having to ask those who are governed whether they like what is being done, then I have not the slightest doubt that I could govern much more effectively in their own interests.”