Interview with Lee Kuan Yew
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- National Archives - Interview with Lee Kuan Yew - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is footage of an interview in which the Prime Minister of Singapore spoke on the Vietnam War and the problems of Southeast Asia. - DVD Copied by IASL Scanner Jeremy Baron. - 1967 - ARC 652377 / LI 263.2042
"Adults should make decisions and not teenagers, but decisions must be made in a way that when these teenagers become adults they can look back and be proud of the generation before them."
I understand it now.
Me too..
Amazing quote.
see what happened to the young of US now? Cant even decide what gender they are, result of their hippie parents and grandparents.
Today this would be a sane advise to Pakistan and its justifiably disillusioned youths. In reacting against the disappointing status quo they shouldn't be recklessly dismissive of the elders even despite their shortcomings !
Literally most sincere quote and it makes so much sense after so many years.
Great man.
Who is still watching this in 2024?
me😀
My peer, group of old golfers, many curse him even until today, and whenever I tried to speak words of wisdom about the great contribution of Mr.Lee to Singapore, I never missed been xyzxxx...., Despite of all that, I am very sure that Singapore can never achieve what she is today without Mr.Lee... Taylor swift in Singapore ?....that will be a an adventure in black hole... MrLee is a great man and Singapore is fortunate to have him
I am watching and learning from Mr. Yew in 2024.
Wisdom is timeless.
Me. Never tired watching a smart and great leader speaks. LKY’s knowledge of the world affairs is unquestionable. The four newsmen were foolish to try to pressure him.
I do. His wisdom and wit is always something to be admired
When I was in Bhutan, there is a saying there, "if you want to know how to be a royalty, study the Thai king. If you want to know how to be a politician, study Lee Kuan Yew." brilliant.
The question is, which Thai King?
@@rtgtx Bhumibol obviously
Love from Bhutan 🙏
@@upgradebhutan2022 I’m really sorry if I am being offensive, but I watched a documentary of Bhutan & had the idea that you guys didn’t have internet... very sorry!
And REAL LEADERSHIP!!
The way he read between the lines of the trap laden questions and shot them down eloquently backed up with facts and logic is truly a joy to see and hear.
Like Farrakhan
1967 and this man speaks as if he’s from 2022. Look how every American politician now and then conduct themselves, controlled, plastic, and soulless. He speaks freely, no other motive to convince you of anything, and no one controlling what he’s saying. ESPECIALLY his facial expressions, he reacts naturally. Wish there were more people like this man.
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Highly intelligent, sincere and morally grounded.
This is a masterclass in how to handle a subtly hostile interview. Whatever you say about LKY, the man was an absolute grandmaster at handling tough interviews.
LKY has a lot of balls. He basically is saying American interest is not everyone’s interests. When things goes bad now you blame surrounding countries for not helping, but they were never consulted to begin with.
It is always black and white with the American policymakers. There can only be two choices: "if you are not with us, then that means you are against us and are a threat to our national security". The concept of "we don't give a shit about you" is too difficult for them to comprehend, and whatever they cannot comprehend, just press the Bomb button. Let's keep it simple.
To begin with the Vietnam War was not so much to build up South Vietnam, but to destroy the Democrat Party of the USA.
👏👏👏 and that American’s concern in this part of the world wasn’t and isn’t for the interest of the people but for American interest only 🤷♀️🤷♀️🤷♀️
This is always typically american. They assume that their interest is everyone else's interest and demand others kotow to them.
@@clementong6332 Similar attitude like the CCP who thinks everyone in Asia shares their view. Big countries whether the US or China are both trouble makers wherever they go. Best to keep them out of our waters.
This interview was conducted in 1967. Just two years after Singapore was found. Mr Lky already had the gut to stand up and fight for his own country. Singapore is a very lucky country to have a leader like him. The late Mr Lky is the greatest leader in our time. I still like to watch a lot of his old interviews. I respect and admire him so much.
Same here...
Fully agree!
I am very proud of how he puts the westerners down when they try to catch him with tricky off-handed questions!
Just because someone stands up and give a middle finger to the US doesnt mean they are great, they can just be a neutral party and talking back may have no reprecussions. What was great about LKY is that he had an extent of dependence on the US, while being able to disagree with them in a less offensive manner that doesnt invite aggression from the americans in a time as divisive as war.
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_"I don't want to engage in your domestic dispute, and I'm not a general or an an an an admiral."_
Buwahahahahahahahahaha...........
And him asking the old woman *"As of now?"*
No, silly, as of 1899. What a DUMB question.
That's why every Chinese leader in the past decades respected LKY a lot and seek his advice when they were in trouble. He was such a wise man.
You're absolutely right. Not only Chinese leaders. Most of the American leaders have met him or seek his advice. He's a true leader that care for his people and the world.
@@brucelone5504
Too bad mainland China is so bad now with power hungry Xi
It seem to me that from the way he talk, he really research stuff well. He study the situation well, and he study the past well and he is making decision base on all the information he have gather. He have colleagues that can be trust. So he have full grasp of what he is doing. What a great man
李光耀就是邓小平的顾问
I'm Singaporean and it's been almost exactly 5 years since LKY passed. Watching this now in 2020, I am still filled with tremendous gratitude, respect and awe that we had him as our national leader during those difficult early years of our nation. We moved from third world to first world in ONE GENERATION, it has never been done before and till today, no other country has accomplished the same unbelievable feat.
So proud to be called a Singaporean! Majulah Singapura! ("onward Singapore" in Malay).
I have been living in Sgp since the early 1990s. Very fond of the Singapore then, its true SouthEastAsian traditions and its people living it. I feel it has changed - there has been a lot of influx (for lack of better term) from China and India. Perhaps it is inevitable that such a small nation as Singapore was then - could not stay that way. So we got to live with it as best we can.
LKY has done a tremendous job for the country. I believe the majority agrees with that. Besides the pride that I understand many Singaporeans rightly feel for their country there should also be humility as to its future. The steps that this nation is going to take in the next 5 years will determine the next 50. Questions need to be asked and discussed openly. I feel Singapore again has an opportunity to be one of the leading nations for South East and Asia. Humility and self criticism are going to be crucial in its development.
Same man, he's still as eloquent as I remember him.
Japan moved from third world to first in a generation 100 years before Singapore.
You are not serious
What do you mean never done before?
Ever heard of BOTSWANA?
Who is still watching this in 2019??
I am, I miss LKY and he is a great man with wisdom.
I DO
👋east coast sg
i am
I am.
brilliant, the depth in his reply. He didn't just answered the question as they were asked, he addressed the true intent and meaning behind each question head on.
This is what politicians lack today. Being able to address and beat not only the question posed but the intent behind it. I only wish I was half as smart as some of the statesman of past.
Better yet, I wish those smarter than I and those elected would be able to do this and hold all our interests at heart.
I wish i was smart enough to figure out a way where political aspirations were not a way to make a living or make money, yet to do the right thing!
@@dfgiuy22I think we should have groups respond instead of individuals respond.
I wish I could speak like this man. Truly awesome and elegant.
I wish i could think like this man, the language is an instrument of communication to the mind.
LKY's language is elegant but sharp as well, very precise and informative. This is an art of speech! @@goognamgoognw6637
Me too.
Simple. Go study law in Cambridge
Sir I'm
Lee: "May I say what I mean myself in my own form of words?...Americans have I think is a friendly habit of trying to help a person think for himself but I'd rather do my own composition, if I may." Polite way of saying that journalists in America are very aggressive and try to put words in people's mouths.
+Richard Barone that's an A++ Cambridge lawyer!
In this case, I believe that the journalist legitimately did not understand the implications of LKY's statement and performed a normal (if somewhat overreaching) attempt at synthesizing a meaning that he could digest, presenting for LKY's consideration - which LKY then called out for its overreaching nature before expressing himself further.
@@xandercorp6175 The fillers.
@@hachitube2902 I'm afraid I miss your meaning, sir.
It reminds me of the interview between Cathy Newman and Jordan Peterson. ....So what you say is...
So many good nuggets by LKY here. One of my faves is at 15:50: "the young must be
idealistic, the young must believe that the world should be more just, and there should be more moral rectitude in the behavior of their leaders, and they protest..." but "at the end of the day I think decisions have got to be made by adults not teenagers but it's got to be made in such a way that when the teenagers become adults and they look back on these decisions they would be proud of the generation that went before them." LKY comprehends the restless energies of the young (for he once was the same), does not belittle them and recognises the idealism as a rite of passage.
@deblew5117 nice pfp
see what the hippy generation had produced in the US.. their offsprings.
"Decisions have to be made by adults, not teenagers, but they've got to be made in such a way that when the teenagers become adults and they look back on these decisions, they will be proud of the generation that went before them."
This is such a phenomenal understanding of the juxtaposition of the idealism and drive of youth and the sensibility and wisdom of adulthood. At some point, the leaders in the US started answering only to the powerful and wealthy that paid their campaigns, ignoring the cries for positive change and leadership from the teenagers and young adults.... And as a member of that group (I was 13 when 9/11 happened), as an adult now I am incredibly ashamed and incensed at the decisions the generation before me have made.
We've been raised in a lukewarm bath our whole lives, preparing for a world that didnt exist, and when we came of age and finally stood up and opened the door to the rest of the house, we found it engulfed in flames. Now, as we struggle to recruit enough help to put out the fire, our so-called leaders are rushing to pack their own bags as full as they can before getting out. The younger generations may be at times ignorant and stubborn, but they arent dumb. They see what has been built for them and they are not happy... and rightfully so. This man had the wisdom to understand the purpose of the revolutionary zeal of youth. Sadly the same can not be said about the leadership in the US over the last 60 years.
That is quite well written. I'm trying to make an amateur documentary about our generational unmooring and the neoliberal attack on the western welfare states.
I might like to quote a phrase or five from your comment. Would that be alright with you, and if so: Would you like me to credit you, and if so: Should it be this CZcams handle or another name?
In any case I see that you are awake behind the wheel so kudos for existing.
Do you know that the term limit of the president of United States is also a problem? Because of the term limit, the president will do all he/she can to pander to the whims and fancies of the people and at times, get the best out of the term in terms of monetary and influential gains.
True. Well worded.
Sadly true!.. we needed more leaders like LKYew!.. totally unbeatable! I was 12 yrs old & living as an Expatriate in Sinapore when this interview was made! I always had nothing but real admiration for Mr. Yew.
In my humble opinion, he was the very best ever!
@@mouselim72 That's the same as all multipartisan liberal democracies. A lack of long term co-ordination, and too much pandering and obviously false promises leading up to the election.
RIP
How lucky Singapore was to have had this great leader.
Ur right his my Hero
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gurufabbes1 I a Singaporean and I fully agreed. The new generation of leaders could not match his level of Political brilliance
Singaporeans have been very blessed indeed
Not all heroes wear capes.
LKY is the bruce lee of politics
danny3571 Very apt description
LKY is SLY!
No, Bruce Lee was the Lee Kuan Yew of martial arts.
Same cockiness, confidence and eloquence. Both good looking too. During one of his visits to Taiwan, LKY saw an elderly woman selling fruits on the street and casually chatted with her. Taiwan's then president Chiang, who was accompanying Lee, stood nearby looking uncomfortable and embarrassed. Why? He could not understand what they were talking about. Chiang could not speak the language. Talk about irony. LKY might have used the Hakka dialect, which was the mother tongue of his ancestors I believe, to converse with the elderly lady. Hakka is spoken by a significant portion of the population in Taiwan.
Jack bradsahw I speak Hakka too. And only found out that he has Hakka heritage.
"May I say what I mean, myself, in my own form of words?" ...... "I'd rather do my own composition, if I may." - Lee Kuan Yew
7:40
Love that burn lmao, couldn't be more true even till this days, the media and press never changes.
@@adamwan267 This still exists today. Just look at facebook comments. Westerners like to say "Chinese think"..... they love to help other people think...
@@westt8698 yup lol that’s spot on
@@westt8698 🤣🤣
This man was (pretty much) the most brilliant and articulate leaders of the 20th Century. He was a very clear-thinking nationalist. he also knew something about "The Arrogance of Power."
I concur with your observation
Part that blew me away was his understanding that the decisions his generation made had ramifications and would be something the future generations would look back to and assess and use as an example of what matters. That is some deep thinking compare to the US leadership which was especially pronounced the last 4 years that one has to feel sorry for US future generations given their examples.
He is in no way a nationalist in the sense that he was extremely dogmatic, conservative and chauvinistic. LKY was simply a pragmatist that served his people well. Doing what's best for your country is not the same thing as being a nationalist. Chang kai shek was also a nationalist, so was Hitler, Stalin, Mao-Zedong, Mussolini, Hussein, Netanyahu and so forth.
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He actually predicted how the Vietnam war would ends in 1967 (8 years before it happens!) He foresaw the key to winning the war was whether Americans have the stamina and stomach to see through a long drawn war and that the TV broadcast of the war would change US public opinion of the war. Amazing! Superbly slick handling of the press in an unrehearsed interview. This video is a gem!
@@xijinpig7978 Hahaha I feel you, if only we could resurrect him, there are so many things we could use his opinion on now in the world. But as he said in one of his last interviews, it is time for the younger generation to lead. He has certainly done his share and shaped his zeitgeist.
@@xijinpig7978Charlie Rose interview. He talks about Afghanistan, China, but constantly gets interrupted by Charlie.
He predicted the Afghan war too.. and why US should go back ..in 2009 itself.. it took 11 more years for US to step away from Afghanistan
@@xijinpig7978 he respected China. And sometimes seems biased towards her.
He read the art of war. Which already predicted the Vietnam war 2000 years before it happened
It was 1967, a mere two years into independence for a tiny nation, located amongst SEA, a 3rd world region, LKY spoke with such confidence, charisma and articulation. Well done!!!
He also the only man able to raise up a third world country to first world just in few decades.
@@calvinliew8821 China?
@@calvinliew8821 just a generation bro just one generation
@Goosa Poosa Also, China isn't exactly a first world nation yet, though they're getting pretty close to being a true developed nation.
@@calvinliew8821 Botswana?
How brilliant is this guy! Saw him speak and take questions once at an Ivy League university when in his late 70's... you could see the intelligence and strength in his eyes of a man in his 30's.
67-23=44yo
One of the greatest man who ever lived. Im not Singaporean but much respect to this man.
He's got a sharp mind
He was a mathematics major. Then studied law. Rare combination.
Incredibly sharp man. Took a holistic view of things too.
because he is done with world shit. and build they life thats call SINGAPORE
We are rightly proud of our founding father
@@ozymandias7271 toxic kid.
greetings from China.
People from China do appreciate mr LKY's wisdom and his contribution to China's social and economical deveoopment since 1980s.
LKY has not only shaped Singapore, but quite a number of developing contries in Asia also.
Can't agree more. He as a tiny city country leader changed the whole picture of not only Malasia and his Singapore by founding two new modern independent nations, but the giant China by helping Deng in China's market and diplomatic policy, who could make more difference given his position?
China’s success is basically replicating singapore’s success in way biggerrrr scale. With time, china too will be like singapore (already has or even better in some areas). All thanks to LKY and DXP.
@@jkjkjk100 That's a huge maybe.
@@watching99134 really? They have thriving economy, clean and safe cities with very good social programs and investors are attracted to invest in china including singaporean businesses and government... How is that maybe?
U mean the Republic of China?
56 years on! What LKY said back then about US foreign policy, his deep understanding of human nature and unparalleled knowledge of Asian and South East Asian geopolitics has truly aged well. Every time I see a LKY video, I watch, I click like.
A small country with a great man whose words packed a punch on international politics.
Some people just don't get it...LKY wasn't dodging the questions...he was just being extremely cautious in his reply because he did not want anything he said to be used against him or Singapore. He was trying to be as precise as he possibly could so that nothing he said could be taken out of context. LKY may not be perfect...no human person will ever be....but in this particular instance, I think he did right by the country... It's sad how some Singaporeans can't see this and choose to criticise him by bringing in other matters irrelevant to the video.
Oxford taught him very, very well.
13WhiteFang37 It's not Oxford--it's him....
13WhiteFang37 I thought Cambridge U
Cambridge!
SIM!
"May I say what I mean myself in my own form of words. . . I'd rather do my own composition if I may" - Lee Kuan Yew
Im just a 20 year old man from Laos who used to study in the government school in Singapore Whitley secondary school and I am so proud to have that opportunity back then as I could pick up all those lessons and the way Mr Lee Kuan Yew Lead not only the nation and the people in Singapore but also me who is not even a Singaporean but when I’m there I have a strong sense of belonging ❤️.
It's an interrogation rather than an interview. She was just shooting those harsh questions as if LKY were a north Vietnamese warlord captured as WP.
There was none other more articulated and precise political prime minister than MR Lee Kuan Yew. A God given gift to a surviving independent nation, Singapore.
bloody brilliant, proud to be a singaporean
Mrs Thatcher said: “In office, I read and analysed every speech of Lee. He had a way of penetrating the fog of propaganda and expressing with unique clarity the issues of our time and the way to tackle them. He was never wrong …”
Guess what.They are both studied in Britain.I seriously thought they knew each other before they entered the politics arena
@@davidtay787 She's from Oxford and he's from Cambridge.
Americans have a friendly habit of trying to help a person think for himself ... hot damn
Haha. Diplomatic way of telling them off.
First class interview. He challenged the free liberal press who just talks about universalism without looking into their own mistakes
He actually predicted how the Vietnam war would end, eventual formation of ASEAN and rise of China
R I related to designer benny.
@Hoy Sum Since when China is not a threat to South East Asia when they keep intruding in the South China Sea.
@Hoy Sum Big nations are always a threat to its smaller neighbors. Doesn't matter if it is USA, China, or Russia.
@Hoy Sum Why do you think the Malays had to kiss Chinese ass for centuries? Precisely because if they didn't bow their heads, the Ming (and later Manchu Qing) dynasty would have used force to make them submit! Currently PRC is flexing their muscles by building artificial islands in South China Sea and unjustly claiming naval territories. That is outright robbery! Other SEA nations can't do much beyond protesting to UN, cause they are weak, and China is strong.
@Hoy Sum Just because China staked claim on it doesn't mean they are right. And Soviet Union agreeing with China back then was due to common interest in checking American power, as well as spreading communism. Big powers do not care about justice, only bullying to get what they want. Heck, back in 1940's both RoC and PRC staked claim on Outer Mongolia as part of China, even though Mongolia was a fully different and independent nation by then.
I am a Singaporean and LKY made Singapore what it is today! Great and very intelligent man! We may not have liked some of the things he did, but he did it for all the good of the people and we all lived happily!
So glad he’s on our side😅
I just came across Mr Lee Kuan Yew interviews I’m hooked ,this man as a way with words ,he is schooling these journalists
Hehehe, I enjoyed the bit where he asserts his identity as a Singaporean. :-D
that's back in 1968!! wow impressed
Respect
13:50 Mr Lee was right about China...incredible foresight !
100% correct. Now China is modern and wealthy country, and trade more often with South East Asia nowadays.
Well yeah he was ethnically Chinese - so he understood it much better
@@Amidat Not necessarily, how many people of Chinese descent these days are Chinese only when it suits them. They know nothing about the culture, history, traditions, politics and philosophy. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was a learned scholar, highly educated in his mother culture.
@@popinzxcv Not really... If you read his interviews he clearly noted that Mandarin was not something he learned well growing up - which is why he made sure his children went to school to learn it for years. he encouraged Singaporeans to use English to conduct business - but preserve Mandarin and Chinese dialects so they didn't lose their culture. Remember when he was growing up he was a British subject....
@@Amidat Your comment implied that just because he was ethnically Chinese, meant he understood it better. I argued that there are many ethnically Chinese people who know nothing about China.
I lived & worked in Singapore back in 2013-2015, saw Mr. Lee's state funeral on TV while working. I cried... Thank God he got a super genius son to take care of Singapore.
Now in 2023, I re-watched all his interviews on YT & read the books written by himself.
True wisdom, opened up my mind to see through the world & ways of life.... How to deal with things & people, skillfully & confidently.
His hard-headed realist style & "fuck around find out" way of dealing with those that are lack of basic morals or commonsense, WOW
Super useful in life! LOL
He predicted China. That alone showed his vision. A great leader he was
He was actually the one that influenced a chinese official, deng xiao ping to reform china
A Tribute To Our Founding Father Mr Lee Kuan Yew- 1923-2015
Never in the modern era of human endeavour have so many owed so much to one man, who cared neither for gold, glory nor honour, but strived his entire life for others, devoting wholeheartedly solely to our welfare and growth and the betterment of his budding nation Singapore. Transforming it from third world to first in one monumental stride- a feat unparalleled, a reality created out of the impossible. To even say you were a man in a million holds no justice. Aptly put, you were simply from out of this world. Rest in peace Mr Lee, my eternal hero.
@@tymgamerz Deng had the intentions of reforming China, but Lee Gave him crucial advice that Deng would adapt and shape to fit china’s demographics, to bring it to the superpower that it is today
@@stoggafllik lol LKY predicted Afghanistan
It was a nice delivery of LKY to remind the Americans that they have the "friendly habit" of helping another person think for himself which remains until today.
LOL, that statement made me laugh out loud. The 'friendly habit' is so ingrained. They keep trying to 'corner him' that Singapore should contribute to supporting American arms.
Those reporters from “free speech” medias were like interrogating Mr. Lee, yet they had no idea how shallow they were.
Nothing has changed about the American press. Still shallow.
.. and how smart Mr. Lee was... 🇸🇬
His keen sense of observation and deep understanding of the situation then made him one of the great thinkers of our time. Being eloquent ups the persuasive notch.
Those harsh questions throwed to the respected LKW were likely setting up trap to let LKW fall into it. But LKW has wisdom to overcome this and a super wised man like him lead the conversation and absolutely handle the situation handsomely. What a sharpful mind.
You are idol to the world.
I'm a foreigner but i'm very impressed and proud by the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew achievement in building Singapore to what it is now. R.I.P LKY
From Malaysia?
A great man. He loved his country. A great , great hero. Wow. A proud Singaporean.
This sharp contrast is so interesting to watch: Americans being simplistic, linear minded, full of cliches and incapable of thinking on their own, while LKY sophisticated, dynamic, charismatic, sharp-minded and very original.
For a Little Red Dot, Singapore boasts a number of giants in international politics, besides Mr Lee Kuan Yew:
- Dr Goh Keng Swee, a visionary genius who formulated many of Singapore's defence, economic, housing policies, and who was also an advisor to the Chinese government in the 80's
- Mr S Rajaratnam, who was highly respected in the Foreign Relations
- Mrs Lee (Kwa Geok Choo), who drafted our Johor Water Pact, together with..
- Mr E W Barker (Johor Water Pact)
- Mr Tommy Koh, a respected negotiator and President of the 3rd UN Conference of the Law of the Sea
- Mr Kishore Mahbubani, who was Singapore's Permanent Rep to the UN
And the list goes on.
How blessed we were..I.hope the spirit of our forefathers lives on!
Almost every Singaporeans knows these widely publicized great names, but I dare say, no more than 5% know Dr Albert Winsemius (anyone whom I mentioned this name to, never heard of him), who had contributed selflessly, not a grain of salt lesser than any of these named individuals.
On his death, MM Lee even gave a testimonial thanking Dr Albert for his great contributions. Dr Albert was the turbo charger in the early founding years, propelling Singapore many years ahead.
Do a search and read up on Dr Albert Winsemius.
One of the main reason you have this list is that they have the minds of their own and they want to control their own destiny instead of being a client nation of the West. On the contrary, Taiwan is a different story...
@@kgtan7534 Hm that's weird. I am pretty sure many Singaporeans know Dr. Albert, considering that he is featured in our social studies textbook
Tremendous talent! Such a blessed nation
What a man.....an incomparable leader who served his people equally despite our huge differences in language, race and religious qualities...........as a citizen I am extremely proud I had the privilege to live and witness his great leadership. The world will never see a leader like him again...ever.
Never say never
The question being ask by the press are simply traps seeking for statements he did not want to give, but he answered all of them with such grace and wisdom. I wish I could speak just like him~
Watching this now shows how a visionary leader LKY was and how we missed such a man on the world stage. I am tremendously proud of him and know my fellow Singaporeans are in much gratitude of having him as our first prime minister. This interview shows how well he understood the world and power play between countries and his careful and at times pointed answers to the journalists when commenting on the vietnam war.
The world desperately needs more leaders like Mr. Lee Kuan Kew -- brilliant, courageous, forward-looking and truly devoted to improving life for his citizens!
ha ha and you will be losing your voting right
@@greatchina472 Natives in India, many countries in Africa and Europe have voting right. What are their living standards compared to Singaporians? Do they feel as safe as people in Singapore?????
@@Vision-yo8qx Just don't vote! You deserve not to have human right! Understand livestock?
@@greatchina472 If you are not happy or feeling grateful for having the opportunity to live in Singapore, then move to another country!!!
@@Vision-yo8qx Lee family's guard dog is barking~
Proud to be Singaporean. We are so lucky to have such an incredible leader. We will miss him dearly. RIP Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.
Amazing leader.
I have nothing but respect for that man. Singapore has bred a great man. Few men in modern history can compare.
I'm Singaporean and it's been almost exactly 7 years since LKY passed. Watching this now in 2022, I am still filled with tremendous gratitude, respect and awe that we had him as our leader during those difficult early years of our nation. We moved from third world to first world in ONE GENERATION, it has never been done before and till today, no other country has accomplished the same unbelievable feat.
Mr Lee spoke his mind openly, courageously to the USA in a see-all interview. He has never bowed to the pressure of the interviewers to speak nicely of USA. Respect for his insight and courage.
I recently travelled to Singapore after not being there since 2013. My god, the rate in which Singapore has developed in just 10 years is astounding.
Obviously the US was more interested in making money than stopping him.
Consider this interview was done in 1967, the view that LKY had mentioned at that time still hold true today, some highlight about US need to have infinite patience, instead of instant resolution, and when China has developed, it is good for the region too..
Thank you Mr Lee for your unwavering love to Singapore. You have made Singapore to what she is today. I am proud to be a Singaorean.We will miss you dearly and continue on building the Singapore you left behind for future generations. We find solace that you have reunited with your wife Mrs Lee. RIP. Alvin Son of Singapore.
To me,he belongs to one of the Top 10 world's most influential leader.No doubt about it.Letting LKY go is Malaysia's greatest lost.
So true. I heard that Rahman didn’t use racial politics, I wonder why now current leaders still use racial politics in our government. Tbh, in my opinion, LKY is Singaporean, letting LKY go is probably a wrong and correct choice, wrong because Malaysia lose a great talent, correct is because LKY would have been where he is now without leaving Malaysia. And that is why many talented Malaysian left Malaysia to be a great talent elsewhere. The brain drain already happened since the founding of Malaysia. The irony.
@XCJ Smith, yes, Rahman never used racial politics... He was a true founding father of Msia. But at that time, there were many odds attacked against him. If he had the will like LKY and his foresight and planning, he would have created a different Malaysia. If he had study how Switzerland coexist within one b another, he could have used the same modelling of nationhood
@@xcjsmith5310 to be sure, it was precisely race-based politics that drove Singapore out of Malaysia. LKY's slogan for a 'Malaysian Malaysia' was then touted to be socially divisive. Lee, on the other hand, could not accept how a nation could be united if there remained a privileged group. In the prospect that Lee's party could garner the support of the ethnic minorities (which made up sizeable enclaves in some states), Tengku was left with two options. First, have him arrested or force Singapore out of the Federation. (legend goes that Robert Kuok was instrumental in saving Lee from the greater evil). In the end, Singapore was kicked out. LKY cried on national tv because his people was made to face the bleakest future.
A great passionate man by any measure, yet it was probably the circumstances he faced that drove him to achieve an impossible dream.
He will be sorely missed and long remembered as Singapore's founding father.Never before in the modern era of human endeavour have so many owed so much to one man. He was simply someone from out of this world.
Indeed..I miss him so much..most Singaporeans do
such a great mind...speaks so well.. Singapore owes him so much
what a sharp mind and always perceiving truly what the reporters are trying to get at, to get him to say, and have the precise words to respond to them. if only the world had 10 more of him.
this man is a true leader, respect from China
That is the truth. bro. If china has a leader with Lee's insight and education background, the history will tell us a huge difference. However, the ill-educated men came to office.
That is the truth. bro. If china has a leader with Lee's insight and education background, the history will tell us a huge difference. However, the ill-educated men came to office.
Richard Jiang oh well, if Lee Kuan Yew was a Chinese leader, he could crush you narrow-minded traitor in a split second.
@@richardjiang4045 what are you talking about??? Lee Kuan Yew was a great advisor to Deng.... China literally sent thousands of people to to learn from Singapore on how to govern.
@@richardjiang4045 FUCK OFF, CALLING A IMPROVING NATION'S OFFICER ILL-EDUCATED, WHO THE FUCK U THINK U R
As a muslim from Malaysia, i really admire Lee Kuan Yew leadership and love listening to his interviews and views.
Hi. Im malaysian too.. not sure why msia kick singapore out of msia last time.. if LKY govern.. msia would be a lot different compare to today msia.... 🙁🙁🙁
@@aredtomato8957 i think LKY left on his own because he had his own ideologies and couldn't wait for the leaders of Malaysia back then to view things from his perspective.
@@TP4MBH69 i see. But if msia try to convince him to stay or LKY have been more patient all would have been different.
But there is 1 question always wonder me.. LKY is a legend there is no doubt about that but how come he would make such bold and careless mistake to leave msia... because he would have know or foresee that Singapore do not have any natural resources even water supply to survive back in that time.. i doubt he left on his own tho... you get what i mean? 🤔🤔🤔 maybe there is some untold story behind...
@@aredtomato8957 Didn’t leave, was asked to leave. To change the demographic balance.
@@sreedharanaidu3175 guess dirty politics in plays... 🤔
He was like Bridge that connects 20th century to modern 21st, Very Wise statesman. How lucky Singapore and fellow Singaporeans are.
Even more than 30 years later, this video is useful as educational material for people (be it leaders, businesspeople or the average person in the street). Highly recommended.
Watching this now in 2023, I’m so proud - n grateful - we had such a leader so brilliant n ahead of the time!
Lee Kuan Yew was such a beast. I'm not even singaporean but I wish this guy was my country's leader.
thank you for putting Singapore on to the world map.
amazing answers, amazing insights.
diplomatic answers but also assertive of Singapore's position.
Smart and intelligent. Sharp too. Proud of you, Mentor Lee.
Wow, What A Man. He speaks with such wisdom and sounds so sincere.
What an extremely visionary, intelligent and wise politician was Lee Kuan Yew. Most if not all of his past predictions in this interview have indeed come true now.
I have to say what an amazing person. The foresight is incredible. Get well soon Mr. Lee.
A great statesman and visionary died last year, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew! As a 68 year old Dutchman I could only wish we in the EU-countries had one head of state of the intelligence, determination and vision of the late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. This one "leader" would be able to change the whole EU and world peace for the better. Unfortunately I do not see this happen. However, in Europe there is one head of state, who could play that role(to my mind!). But few will agree, when I mention him. It is President Wladimir Putin of The Russian Federation. Many in the West consider him a dictator. They usually attack him with "cold war rhetoric" and think that present day Russia is still the former Soviet Union. This is a big mistake and Europe might pay a very huge prize for this. Especially in the light of the coming presidential elections in America!
When I was young the internet and CZcams did not exist. We relied on newspapers, radio and television for news. Every night we could watch The Vietnam War in our living rooms. In today's western neocolonial wars in The Middle East and elsewhere one rarely sees footage of the real war, like we did during The Vietnam War. I asked myself: was freedom of the press stronger in those days and/or are the present day journalists less courageous to report from the war zone? Then a few people read books or studied a particular science. University studies lasted twice as long as in our days. Much knowledge in one's field and general knowledge were necessary to acquire a high position in society. Nowadays in our rapidly and smaller becoming world and mass migrations, instant and the right information are needed.
Via the internet I got to know Mr. Lee Kuan Yew and many people from other countries and cultures. For me it has been an eyeopener and I started to realize how arrogant many western people are and how superior they feel in relation to other cultures. I watched and listened to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew in many interviews and lectures and as a result I got a great admiration for him and congratulate the Singaporean people with their founding father. Listening well to him and watching his body language is far more superior to any book about him. First of all one can not hear and see him in a book. But secondly, I do not need to worry about the ideological background of the author. So I consider a book on Mr. Lee Kuan Yew as extra information, but not the most important one. Furthermore, over the years I discovered, that the western press is not so "free" at all.
Conclusion: The main stream media will loose more and more their influence and people from all over the world will learn to think for themselves. This brings with it a tremendous responsibility and a learning process of selecting "useful" information from "useless" information. It will take time and will also require to think out the box. In addition, it will (hopefully) lead to the conclusion, that " a superior gender, superior races, superior cultures, superior nations, superior religions and superior ideologies" do not exist. All that is, that exists, is in a constant change and in a stage of development. The late Mr. Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore, that tiny city state, is one of the people, whom I consider to be one of my teachers. I have never met him and I have never been in Singapore. This is one of the wonders of the internet. Like all tools, one can use it rightly or wrongly!
Helemaal mee eens. Ik ben 69. 6x Singapore geweest. Expat 29 jaar, Nigeria, Spanje en St. Lucia. Nu in Boquete, Panamá. Heerlijk hier.
I see that i am not the only one who had his feet swept away and developped a rational and sincere admiration for the Late Prime Minister of Singapour Mister Lee Kuan Yew. It is interesting that i have reacted very similarly as you have and been doing the exact same things , namely trying to learn and absorb as much as possible from this giant of a great leader through the internet since i discovered him. So by this token there must be many well educated people going through this process. I was not born yet in the Vietnam war era (which ironicaly is called the American war in Vietnam ) but I dare to say i am well studied in history , especially East Asian and South East Asian history. I must say mister LKY seems to be a very important milestone in my life, watching and listening to him seems to have re-opened spaces about how one should lead one's life and how a honorable life should be conceived. I am not saying this lightly. His rationality and sincerity of thought is consistent through all his interviews over several eras. Listening to him made me realize my own conclusions that my own life have closed my views and this man is re-opening a very balanced and honest way of leading one's life that i could not imagine or rather that i had given up trying to live. I am going to continue to watch him and learn as i can feel he will be more than a leadership example for me, at this point i see him as a life mentor too. I wish you good luck learning more from him also.
+goognam goognws - Thank you, I feel flattered! Indeed, Singapore is very lucky with such a founding father. He laid the foundation for modern Singapore. It is up to future generations not to become complacent. It is possible to become a champion, but impossible to remain a champion for a long time. In the last years of his life he warned young people not to forget the beginnings of Singapore, right after it gained its independence. Best wishes to you!
@@paulvandijck6476 you should go visit Spore!
van Dijck: You might like to know that one of your countrymen, Dr Winsemius, played a huge role in helping Singapore to industrialise after her independence. Dr Winsemius was the first UN advisor sent to help SGP. He worked very well with the team of Singapore leaders and stayed on as advisor for more than 20 years. We are extremely grateful to him for his candid views and his contribution to SGP.
Nobody can replace LKY. A lot of his words are still applicable and even visionary truth after so many years. He is by far the best I have seen among the world leaders.
Wow. LKY never fails to inspire. One of the greatest minds.
Wise, sharp, witty, assertive, passionate, diplomatic....
A man of action.
Mr Lee Kuan Yew is my idol...
I'm an American from South Korea and I have mad respect for him as a leader and as a man.
A truly an enlightened statesman , a visionary and the hallmark of a leader. He made and transform the backwater of Singapore into a first world oasis in a third world country...a modern metropolitan and dynamic society. Singapore was lucky to have such a leader with dedication, accountability and transparency to make things right.
“Decisions should be made by adults, and not teenagers” 😁
this is so true now for Hong Kongers
Joshua wong has left the chat. Lol
But the teenagers are also right to pressure the adults
DmoneyS44 yes. But adults make the decision. How can someone who doesn’t know anything about world politics, diplomacy or macroeconomic is expected to make best judgment for the country? At the same time we can’t have dinosaurs in office too.
@@jkjkjk100 yes, we need both experience, and idealism. The former is just the status quo and the latter isnt functional. Together it is progress and prosperity
wow, he was quite prescient about Vietnam and China.
To be able to speak so sharply, accurately, confidently, smartly and with so much charisma, just imaging the amount of preparation, "homework", practice and self rehearsal done. This is why Mr Lee was so successful. The man is hardworking as hell. I watch this over and over again just to see how he put this 4 reporters to the grill. #Barbequechicken
He is a brother, father and grandfather figure to us Singaporeans. A well respected one. He was a very foresighted man who already had a vision of what Singapore would become as it is today. I truly respect his knowledge and leadership. We are a small nation but we are not afraid. We shouldn’t be. I miss you grandpa and grandma. May Mr and Mrs Lee watch over Singapore from above.
This guy seems like a solid dude. Stands up for his people, and despite being 1000s of miles from England he explains himself in sensible plain English. If western civilization had leaders like him, the world would be way better off
He was raised under British rule and studied in London. He was probably the one of the most successful political leaders of the 20th century.
I have a surprising level of respect for this man than I ever had after watching this.
He really answered the questions really well. I'm impressed O.O.
Every corner of the world needs a leader like this man. R.I.P.
LKY was brilliant. I loved my time in SG. A man like him comes only once per 100 years! A TRUE Visionary
You guys need to take notice that, everything LKY said, had came true.
Either by his forecast, or because of Singapore's role in making this happen. Its truly remarkable.
I love him dearly and will miss his fiery and passionate speeches. Mr Lee always keep me riveted to my seat. Glued, just glued to whatever he says - especially how he has to fight his enemies. What a leader !
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If we had this guy leading south Vietnam, Hanoi would have been called Lee Kuan Yew City now.
It would be difficult to have such a competent leader again in the future of any country.
I have so much respect for the man. His words are chosen so perfectly. Unfortunately the interviewer lacks an equal level of intelligence. This man lives on. Thanks for the video.
One of the greatest leaders in history. He once said something like. " I fly coach. Why should I waste me peoples' money flying first class ? " God, I wish we had someone like him in the US.
Great man , the speech is still not out of date till 2019
Me🙋🏻♀️Miss him a lot. So blessed and proud to be a Singaporean. Thanks for sharing this video.