If you trusted the founder of Singapore and thought him legitimate, who better to trust than the founder’s own son? Indeed, the father would remain on the scene, first as “Senior Minister” and then in his mentor role, and had made his son prove his abilities openly in a series of prominent positions.
因此，通过将指挥棒交给长子，李光耀可以说以最合乎逻辑的方式消灭了这一风险因素。如果你信任新加坡的创始人并承认其合法性，那么是否还有比信任他的儿子更好的选择？事实上，身为父亲的李光耀一直没有离开政界，先是身为“资政”而后又担任导师，其子的能力已经在一系列显要位置上公开得到了证明。