Najib Razak

Politician

1953-07-23

Quotes by Najib Razak

• As the leader of Southeast Asia's oldest democracy, I am always keen to share our experiences. In the half-century since independence, we have found that steady reform is the best way to secure lasting stability. It is a process that continues in Malaysia to this day.

  Read quote

• Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it's very hard to take away subsidies. There's a political cost to taking away subsidies.

  Read quote

• The disappearance of MH370 has tested our collective resolve.

  Read quote

• Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.

  Read quote

• The vast majority of Malaysians are sensible people; they're moderates, they want peace, they want harmonious race relations at home. They look for national unity.

  Read quote

• This mandate that I seek is about continuity and sustainability against disruption and stagnation, about moving forward versus regressing. We have to safeguard what we have already achieved. We cannot put at risk what we have; we cannot gamble away our future.

  Read quote

• In any society, there will be the whole spectrum of views. You will get the extremists on the far right and also the far left.

  Read quote