Nguyen Khanh - Quotes

Quotes

  • ”I took with me in my hand on the departing plane a bag of sand, a bag of earth from the soil of a free South Vietnam. My Western hero had always been Gen. Douglas MacArthur who made the famous promise 'I shall return' after he lost a battle in the Philippines.”
  • “I have a promise to keep — to return to a free and democratic Vietnam.”
  • “Very much! China presents Vietnam with a very big problem. China is taking over Vietnam ... from Cholon, where there are rich Chinese, to Haiphong."
  • “China believes it is the center of the universe? Look at its flag: one big star surrounded by satellite stars. Arrogant!”

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