16 Quotes by Nguyen Cao Ky

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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