Politics of convenience vs politics of conscience

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As the anniversary of the nation’s (or more correctly, Malaya’s) independence draws closer, I can’t help but think of our founding fathers and the politicians of those days. The problems and issues today’s politicians face are nothing compared to that handled by Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tan Cheng Lock and VT Sambanthan. They also pale in comparison with the trials and tribulations of the Tunku’s generation of politicians such as Razak Hussein, Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman and HS Lee, and others such as Tan Siew Sin, Khir Johari and Hussein Onn. Some of these leaders were very capable and some averagely capable, but there were no duds in these Cabinets. They were men of principle. As far as I know they were all very honest and decent men. For instance, I haven’t heard of any of them retiring rich because of their involvement in politics. In fact some of them, like the Tunku and Sambanthan, a…