For a better world, ask "inconvenient" questions
Democratic societies require the participation of its citizens in order to function. A quick, obligatory visit to the polling station counts, of course, but that may not be enough. If a country is "to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress", citizens must care enough to share their con...
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sg-smu-ink.ksmu-12082018-07-06T04:16:51Z For a better world, ask "inconvenient" questions Knowledge@SMU Democratic societies require the participation of its citizens in order to function. A quick, obligatory visit to the polling station counts, of course, but that may not be enough. If a country is "to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress", citizens must care enough to share their constructive views – and in the absence of that, ask "inconvenient questions". Speaking at SMU's Wee Kim Wee Centre Lunchtime Talks, Viswa Sadasivan, a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore, believes that such questions are necessary to "provoke and stimulate" the country's leaders to greater heights. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/ksmu/209 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1208&context=ksmu http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Knowledge@SMU eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Law |
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Democratic societies require the participation of its citizens in order to function. A quick, obligatory visit to the polling station counts, of course, but that may not be enough. If a country is "to achieve happiness, prosperity and progress", citizens must care enough to share their constructive views – and in the absence of that, ask "inconvenient questions". Speaking at SMU's Wee Kim Wee Centre Lunchtime Talks, Viswa Sadasivan, a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore, believes that such questions are necessary to "provoke and stimulate" the country's leaders to greater heights. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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