"I gave them a choice. Continue this and I will by every means at my disposal teach you and get the people of Singapore to help me teach you a lesson you won’t forget, and I’m prepared to start all over again. Or stop it! Get back to work, restore discipline, then argue your case.
Took them 65 minutes and they decided okay, it isn’t worth the fight. Why? Because they know they’ll lose. They know that I’m prepared to ground the airline. They know that I can get the airline going again without them.
And let there be no mistakes about this. Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him or give it up. This is not a game of cards. This is your life and mine. I spent a whole lifetime building this. And as long as I’m in charge, nobody’s going to knock it down."
— Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore 🇸🇬 Lee Kuan Yew.
