Nguyen Cao Ky Quotes

After the 1954 Geneva international conference, Vietnam was divided into two parts. On paper, North and South Vietnam were twin countries born at the same moment.
Nguyen Cao Ky

Two, After, Same

After Watergate, America was a ship without a rudder. Vietnam was left to its own devices, drifting along towards its fate.
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America, After, Left

Americans are big boys. You can talk them into almost anything. Just sit with them for half an hour over a bottle of whiskey and be a nice guy.
Nguyen Cao Ky

Nice, Big, Talk

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.
Nguyen Cao Ky

Mean, Different, Position

By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies.
Nguyen Cao Ky

War, Enemy, America

By the mid-sixties, the United States had poured more than half a million troops into South Vietnam.
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United, Half, Million

During the Fifties, political and military activities in Vietnam were heavily influenced by the French, who as recent colonial masters, made all-important decisions.
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Political, Made, Decisions

From its inception, South Vietnam was only considered to be an outpost in the war against communism.
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War, Against, Communism

I have been blessed often by Buddha, but equally by America.
Nguyen Cao Ky

Blessed, America, Often

I never staged a coup. They picked me up. Like I say, they forced me to become premier, maybe hoping that by that way, they send me to the electric chair.
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Become, Maybe, Hoping

If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels that he is 100 percent welcome anywhere he goes.
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Peace, True, Enough

If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations.
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History, War, Deep

South Vietnam had to be built from scratch and, from the very beginning, depended far too much on the Western superpowers. As in the case of a person on public welfare, this dependency, which became greater with each day, was quite difficult to shake.
Nguyen Cao Ky

Person, Difficult, Far

The way Americans understand and treat other peoples almost guarantees that the world will suffer more trouble.
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Understand, Treat, Trouble

Through leadership of the fight against French colonialism, Ho Chi Minh had made a name for himself in the international political arena.
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Leadership, Fight, Political

We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other.
Nguyen Cao Ky

War, Political, Military

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Biography

Nationality: Vietnamese

Type: Politician

Born: September 8, 1930

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