Quotes from Ho Chi Minh

It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.

The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man.

When the prison doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out.

Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty.

Love other human beings as you would love yourself.

The object of my relationship with Vietnam has been to heal the wounds that exist, particularly among our veterans, and to move forward with a positive relationship,... Apparently some in the Vietnamese government don't want to do that and that's their decision.

Military action without politics is like a tree without a root.

You will kill 10 of our men, and we will kill 1 of yours, and in the end it will be you who tire of it.

Everything depends on the Americans. If they want to make war for 20 years then we shall make war for 20 years. If they want to make peace, we shall make peace and invite them to tea afterwards.

Our resistance will be long and painful, but whatever the sacrifices, however long the struggle, we shall fight to the end, until Vietnam is fully independent and reunified.

A poet must learn to wage war.

Remember that the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.

You can kill ten of our men for every one we kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win.

Write in such a way as that you can be readily understood by both the young and the old, by men as well as women, even by children.

I'm very moved to be here today, ... Our lives are now much better, but Vietnam remains a very poor country. We need to work much harder.

Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.

The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man.

The object of my relationship with Vietnam has been to heal the wounds that exist, particularly among our veterans, and to move forward with a positive relationship ... Apparently some in the Vietnamese government don't want to do that and that's their decision.

To reap a return in ten years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100, cultivate the people.

It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.

You will kill ten of us, we will kill one of you, but in the end, you will tire of it first.

You can kill ten of our men for every one we kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win.

I follow only one party: the Vietnamese party

Mr. Schoenbrun, we have a secret weapon ... don't smile when I tell you this. Our secret weapon is nationalism. To have nationhood, which is a sign of maturity, is greater than any weapons in the world.