PASSIONS dreams of a good government where one's ability and will rather than one's ethnic or religious identity, or one’s connections with higher places, determines success in the system. It seeks a Malaysian education system that encourages thinking and rewards good students, along with Malaysian workers who are willing to work hard and accept challenges. It wants a government with a lean, efficient civil service free of corruption and authoritarianism, a government that respects the freedom of the press, of free enterprise, and the citizenry.