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。