Lee also recounts his impressions of nations,leaders and historic events as diverse as Indonesia from Suharto to President Wahid,Thailand,the Sultan of Brunei,Vietnam,Myanmar,Cambodia,British leaders,Japan,America to Taiwan,Hong Kong and others.

• 李光耀也在书中谈到他对一些国家、领袖和历史事件的看法，包括苏哈多、印尼总统瓦希德、泰国、文莱苏丹、越南、缅甸、柬埔寨、英国领导人、日本、美国、台湾和香港等等。