‘A rich man’s son’

Between my father and my grandfather, there was no question as to whom I admired more. My grandfather loved and pampered me. My father, the disciplinarian in the family, was tough with me. My grandfather had acquired great wealth. My father was just a rich man’s son, with little to show for himself.

— The Singapore Story (Lee Kuan Yew), Loc. 437–9

What a wise man he was, Lee Kuan Yew.

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