Nation before community and society above self.
Family as the basic unit of society.
Community support and respect for the Consesus, not conflict.
Racial and religious harmony.
Our Shared Values
Singapore’s Shared Values were adopted on January 15,1993.But the idea of institutionalising a national ideology was mentioned as early as October 1988 by Mr Goh Chok Tong, who was then First Deputy minister.
The objective was to sculpt and promote a Singapore identity based on the country’s cultural heritage as well as attitudes and values that had served it well in thee past.