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That's the test.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":44,"quote_text":45,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":46,"source":47,"quote_tag":48,"commentary":9},3790792,"I am not interested in ratings by Freedom House or whatever.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":50,"quote_text":51,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":52,"source":53,"quote_tag":54,"commentary":9},3790791,"I'm not guided by what Human Rights Watch says.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":56,"quote_text":57,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":58,"source":59,"quote_tag":60,"commentary":9},3790789,"Peace and security in the Asia-Pacific will turn on whether China emerges as a xenophobic, chauvinistic force, bitter and hostile to the West because it tried to slow down or abort its development, or whether it is educated and involved in the ways of the world - more cosmopolitan, more internationalized and outward looking.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":62,"quote_text":63,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":64,"source":65,"quote_tag":66,"commentary":9},3790782,"Let the historians and the Ph.D. students work out their doctrines. I'm not interested in theories per se.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":68,"quote_text":69,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":70,"source":71,"quote_tag":72,"commentary":9},3790737,"I had some very powerful minds working with me.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":74,"quote_text":75,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":76,"source":77,"quote_tag":78,"commentary":9},3790726,"The original communitarianism of Chinese Confucian society has degenerated into nepotism, a system of family linkages, and corruption, on the mainland. And remnants of the evils of the original system are still found in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and even Singapore.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":80,"quote_text":81,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":82,"source":83,"quote_tag":84,"commentary":85},3790718,"I can feel the gradual decline of energy and vitality. And I mean generally, every year, when you know you are not on the same level as last year. But that's life.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nLee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore, spoke these words in the latter part of his life, reflecting on the natural decline of energy and vitality that comes with aging. This quote is likely from one of his interviews or speeches in the early 2000s, when he was in his 80s and had already begun to step down from public life. At this time, Singapore was facing a leadership transition, and Lee Kuan Yew was grappling with the legacy of his own accomplishments and the future of the nation he had built.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nWhat's often missed in this quote is the paradoxical acceptance that comes with acknowledging decline. Lee Kuan Yew is not lamenting the loss of his physical or mental abilities, nor is he urging himself or others to resist or reverse this process. Instead, he's recognizing that decline is an inherent part of life, and that it's okay to acknowledge and even expect this change. This acceptance is not about resignation, but about clarity and perspective.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset in your own life, recognize that decline is a natural part of growth and learning. Instead of fighting or fearing decline, use it as an opportunity to reassess your priorities, focus on what truly matters, and pass on knowledge and experience to others.",{"id":87,"quote_text":88,"author_id":5,"source_id":32,"has_image":33,"author":89,"source":90,"quote_tag":91,"commentary":9},3790702,"China itself is now in the process of sloughing off not only the communist system, but also those outdated parts of Confucianism that prevent the rapid acquisition of knowledge needed to adjust to new ways of life and work.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":93,"totalPages":94,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":95},1,20,10]