The Malaysian Insider, 7 Apr 2009
"The battle that Jeyaretnam waged in Singapore predates Singapore itself, and is one of the perennial problems of government – where do you draw the line that limits state interference in individual lives?
On the one hand stands the liberal ideal of individual freedoms, and on the other stands the need for security.
For Jeyaretnam, no amount of security was worth the sacrifice of individual liberties to which Singaporeans have grown accustomed, while for his nemeses within the ruling People's Action Party, security and prosperity (particularly their own) are paramount over individual rights."
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