Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Lee Kuan Yew: funeral, words of wisdom and books to read

Lee Kuan Yew, father of modern Singapore,  (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015) was buried on Sunday 2015 in Singapore. It was said of him, by his son in the funeral speech broadcast to the nation, 'If you want to see my epitaph, look around you'. This was originally inscribed on the stone for Sir Christopher Wren in St Paul's Cathedral, London. R.I.P.

Lee Kuan Yew wrote his memoirs. Books to read on your travels by and about him:
The Singapore Story.
The Wit and Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew.
On the Amazon website you can look inside the books.

For quotations by and about Lee Kuan Yew see Wikiquote.

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