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Ho Chí Minh

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“The hour has struck! Raise aloft the banner of insurrection and lead the people throughout the country to overthrow the Japanese and the French! The sacred call of the fatherland is resounding in our ears; the ardent blood of our heroic predecessors is seething in our hearts! The fighting spirit of the people is mounting before our eyes! Let us unite and unify our action to overthrow the Japanese and the French.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1941 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Letter from Abroad" (June 6, 1941)
“In practice, the enemy has been making much more propaganda for us than we have ourselves.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1950 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Instructions Given at the Conference (Fall 1950)
“In a war, to win a victory or suffer a defeat are common things. The essential is that we must win final victory. We must help all officers and men and the people to bear that firmly in mind so that they will not be self-complacent when winning and disappointed when losing, but instead will always make utmost efforts to overcome difficulties and hardships and advance towards final victory.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1950 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Instructions Given at the Conference (Fall 1950)
“To have a good crop we must weed the field, otherwise the rice will grow badly in spite of careful ploughing and abundant manuring. To be successful in increasing production and practicing thrift, we must also weed the field, that is root out embezzlement, waste and bureaucracy. Otherwise they will harm our work.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1952 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To Practice Thrift and Oppose Embezzlement (1952)
“We want to build a new society, a free society where all men are equal, a society where industry, thrift, integrity and uprightness prevail hence we must wipe out all bad habits of the old society.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1952 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To Practice Thrift and Oppose Embezzlement (1952)
“The duty of the cadres is to love and take care of every fighter and to value and save every cent, every bowl of rice, every work hour of their compatriots. Our fighters and compatriots have the right to demand that the cadres fulfill this task, and to criticize those who do not.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1952 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To Practice Thrift and Oppose Embezzlement (1952)
“Democracy means to rely on the masses, correctly follow the mass line. Hence to be successful, the movement against embezzlement, waste and bureaucracy must rely on the masses.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1952 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To Practice Thrift and Oppose Embezzlement (1952)
“It is crystal clear that once victorious, socialism can never tolerate the personality cult and its harmful consequences. The energetic measures taken by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to do away with the personality cult, and its consequence, set a brilliant example of unprecedented political boldness.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Development of Ideological Unity Among Marxist Leninist Parties" (August 3, 1956)
“Obviously, Lenin meant that the stage of fierce civil war and the restriction of democracy imposed on the Soviet people were only provisional and had to be abolished as soon as the new regime was consolidated.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Development of Ideological Unity Among Marxist Leninist Parties" (August 3, 1956)
“The CPSU again demonstrates that the most important aspect of self-criticism is to practically and effectively correct one's errors.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1956 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Development of Ideological Unity Among Marxist Leninist Parties" (August 3, 1956)
“Only in a socialist system are the interests of the individual, the state and the collective at one. That is why only a socialist constitution can encourage the citizens to fulfill enthusiastically their duties to the society and the fatherland.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1959 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Report on the Draft Amended Constitution", (December 18, 1959)
“The capitalists often boast that their constitutions guarantee the rights of the individual, democratic liberties and the interests of all citizens. But in reality, only the bourgeoisie enjoy the rights recorded in these constitutions. The working people do not really enjoy democratic freedoms; they are exploited all their life and have to bear heavy burdens in the service of the exploiting class.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1959 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Report on the Draft Amended Constitution", (December 18, 1959)
“To wear away the time, we learn to play chess, In thousands, horses and infantry chase each other. Move quickly into action, in attack or in retreat. Talent and swift feet give us the upper hand.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“People who come out of prison can build up the country. Misfortune is a test of people's fidelity. Those who protest at injustice are people of true merit. When the prison doors are opened, the real dragon will fly out.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am a straightforward man, with no crime on my conscience, But I was accused of being a spy for China So life, you see, is never a very smooth business And now the present bristles with difficulties.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My people hunger for independence and will have it. [...] And are you forgetting some recent examples of what ragged bands can do against modern troops? Have you already forgotten the heroism of the Yugoslav partisans against the Germans? The spirit of man is more powerful than his own machines.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1957 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: David Schoenbrun, As France Goes (page 234), Harper, 1957.
“Our era being a civilized, revolutionary era, one must rely all the more on the force of the collective, of society, in all undertakings. More than ever the individual cannot stand apart but must join the collective, join society.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To make the revolution to transform the old society into a new one is a very glorious, but also extremely heavy task, a complex, protracted and hard struggle. Only a strong man can travel a long distance with a heavy load on his back. A revolutionary must have solid foundation of revolutionary morality in order to fulfill his glorious revolutionary task.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“To study Marxism-Leninism is to learn the spirit in which one should deal with things, with other people and with oneself. It means to study the universal Marxist-Leninist truths in order to apply them creatively to the practical conditions of our country. We must study with a view to action. Theory must go hand in hand with practice.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Individualism spawns hundreds of dangerous diseases: bureaucratism, commandism, sectarianism, subjectiveness, corruption, waste ... It ties up and blindfolds its victims whose every action is guided by their desire for honor and position, not by concern for the interests of the class and the people.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Revolutionary morality consists, in whatever circumstances, in resolutely struggling against all enemies, maintaining one's vigilance, standing ready to fight, and refusing to submit, to bow one's head. Only by so doing can we defeat the enemy, and fulfill our revolutionary tasks.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Revolutionary morality consists in absolute loyalty to the Party and the people.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Revolutionary morality does not fall from the sky. It is developed and consolidated through persevering daily struggle and effort. Like jade, the more it is polished the more it shines. Like gold, it grows ever purer as it foes into the melting pot.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Revolutionary morality consists in uniting with the masses in one body, trusting them and paying attention to their opinion. By their words and deeds. Party and Working Youth Union members and cadres win the people's confidence, respect and love, closely unite them around the Party, organize, educate and mobilize them so that they will enthusiastically implement the Party's policies and resolutions.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Under the banner of Marxism-Leninism, let our party, with the seething spirit of an invincible army, unite even more closely, and lead our working people boldly forward to new victories in the struggle for socialist construction in the North and for the reunification of the country.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1960 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Thirty Years of Activity in the Party" (1960)
“Though frontiers and mountains stand between us, Proletarians of the whole world come together as one family.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1960 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The 3rd National Congress of the Vietnam Workers' Party (Sept. 9, 1960)
“Journalists are also revolutionary soldiers. The pen and paper are their sharp weapons.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1962 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The 3rd Congress of the Vietnam Journalists Association (Sept. 8, 1962)
“Our cause is just our people are united from North to South; we have a tradition of undaunted struggle and the great sympathy and support of the fraternal socialist countries and progressive people all over the world. We shall win!”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1966 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Appeal to Compatriots" (1966)
“All my life, I have served the fatherland, the revolution and the people with all my heart and strength. If I should now depart from this world, I would have nothing to regret, except not being able to serve longer and more.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Testament (1969)
“Remember that the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in From Colonialism to Communism : A Case History of North Vietnam (1964) by Văn Chí Hoàng, p. 37
“Nothing is more precious than Independence and Liberty.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Political slogan, quoted in Ho Chi Minh and His Vietnam : A Personal Memoir (1972) by Jean Sainteny, p. 172
“The Trotskyists are not only the enemies of Communism, they are also the enemies of democracy and of progress. They are the most infamous traitors and spies.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a letter sent to the Communist Party of Vietnam, quoted in Vietnam & Trotskyism (1987)
“Nothing is more precious than independence and freedom... Independence without freedom is worse than no independence.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Vietnam: The Betrayal of a Revolution (20 October 1991), by Bui Tin
“A people who have courageously opposed French domination for more than eighty years, a people who have fought side by side with the Allies against the Fascists during these last years, such a people must be free and independent. For these reasons, we, members of the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, solemnly declare to the world that Vietnam has the right to be a free and independent country and in fact it already has been so. The entire Vietnamese people are determined to mobilize all their physical and mental strength, to sacrifice their lives and property in order to safeguard their independence and liberty.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1945 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vietnamese Proclamation of Independence (2 September 1945)
“Our party has a mass character, and hundreds of thousands of members. Owing to the situation in our country the bulk of Party members spring from the petty bourgeoisie. There is nothing surprising in it. In the beginning under the influence of bourgeois ideology the stand of some Party members may lack firmness, their outlook may be confused and their thinking not quite correct, but owing to the fact that they have been tempered in the revolution and the war of resistance, our Party members are by and large good militants, faithful to the Party and the revolution. Those Comrades know that those Party members who commit errors will lead the masses into error; therefore, they stand ready to correct any mistake they may make, and this in a timely way, and do not allow small errors accumulate into big ones. They sincerely practice criticism and self-criticism, which makes it possible for them to progress together.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) said by 1969 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness". This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the Earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and to be free. The Declaration of the French Revolution made in 1791 on the Rights of Man and the Citizen also states: "All men are born free and with equal rights, and must always remain free and have equal rights." Those are undeniable truths.”
Ho Chí Minh (1890–1969) first seen 1945 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Vietnamese Proclamation of Independence (2 September 1945), Ho Chi Minh, Selected Works (1960-1962), Vol. 3, pp. 17-21