[oska]

I recently learnt that Kuan Yew fought desperately against the expulsion of Singapore from Malaysia. At the time, he didn't believe Singapore was viable as an independent state.

"Every time we look back on this moment when we signed this agreement which severed Singapore from Malaysia, it will be a moment of anguish. For me it is a moment of anguish because all my life ... you see, the whole of my adult life ... I have believed in merger and the unity of these two territories. You know that we, as a people are connected by geography, economics, by ties of kinship..."

Quote taken from transcript of a press conference given by LKY on August 9th, 1965 [1]

[1] http://web.archive.org/web/20140809182331/http://www.nas.gov...

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that is why he is great man. when you are abandoned against you believe is best for your country, he didn't give up and come up with even better solution.