they knew that people wanted apap government but wanted opposition. so they say we will contest less than half. so the php has already formed the government. and it worked. but what was the concessions they made that the people wanted a php government. why should i be authoritarian when i have the people with me? that is what the people wanted. they wanted a high quality of life low crime rate, good future for their education of children, and jobs. better homes, better hospitals, and a higher quality of life culturally. charlie: did you have an internal belief in markets that you had been convinced that market was the week ago and the competition with produce an economy that would be competitive? lee kuan yew: it wasn't that simple. by 1965i had traveled all through africa. i have tried -- traveled widely in asia and europe. it is the region i have been to indonesia, malaysia. as seen what did not work. first, leaders became soft. a promised the world, follow me. in fact it there was a statue of the leader, and he called it lacked star square. there w