Why Ho Chi Minh City? It is crowded, noisy, scruffy, crazy, but always interesting and things are happening all at a break… — Doug Rice Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam were perfect for Lyndon Johnson: 220 million against 18 million, water buffalo and all. No risk, really. — David Douglas Duncan Copy Share Image
I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh. — Hanoi Hannah Copy Share Image
As in all his subsequent dealings with France, Ho Chi Minh's demands were a model of modesty. — Wilfred Burchett Copy Share Image
For the most part Ho Chi Minh City is safe but like any large city you need to pay attention to what's… — Doug Rice Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh sought to defeat both adversaries [French and American] primarily by using diplomatic and political means, combined with paramilitary activities. — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
None of Ho Chi Minh's colleagues was as dedicated to the use of political struggle, psychological warfare, and diplomatic means as he… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
[Dissidents] groups would benefit enormously from learning about Ho Chi Minh's ideas on how to defeat a more popular enemy. — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
My home address is a small apartment in Fair Oaks, California but I'm here in Ho Chi Minh City right now staying… — Doug Rice Copy Share Image
In the spring of 1946 [Ho Chi Minh ] signed a provisional agreement with the French representative on a compromise solution to… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Many of the ideas of Sun Tzu and Mao Zedong came naturally to the young Ho Chi Minh, who would probably have… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Overall the cost of living in Ho Chi Minh City is cheap and if you can stay away from Western restaurants and… — Doug Rice Copy Share Image
Finally, in 1954 [Ho Chi Minh] agreed to the Geneva Agreement, which divided the country temporarily into two zones, in the hope… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh City is crowded, noisy, untidy and chaotic. I miss the orderly life of suburban America and the comfort of… — Doug Rice Copy Share Image
We seem bent upon saving the Vietnamese from Ho Chi Minh, even if we have to kill them and demolish their country… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
Sun Tzu's ideas as expressed above had a profound effect on Ho Chi Minh, who sought to defeat both the French and… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
“IN WRITING THIS BOOK, I returned again and again to what people call my homeland, where my parents were born, as was… — Viet Thanh Nguyen Copy Share Image
“McNamara’s electronic fence, which the Jasons called an “anti-infiltration barrier,” was constructed along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, at a cost of… — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
I'm always hearing warnings about keeping your belongings close to you [in Ho Chi Minh City] as thieves who ride motorbikes are… — Doug Rice Copy Share Image
There were various aspects of Sun Tzu's approach that appealed to Ho Chi Minh: a) to learn to understand both the enemy… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
If [Ho Chi Minh] had had carte blanche over his movement, would the results of the war have been different? That is… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
I see no reason to believe that the Vietnamese Communist Party will lose control over the reins of power in Vietnam. There… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
On many occasions in the late 1950s and 1960s, [Ho Chi Minh's] ideas were apparently ignored by those who felt that his… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
The Islamists started this war. They explained to us as clearly as General Giap and Ho Chi Minh explained to us why… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
“I saw no unity of purpose, no consensus on matters of philosophy or history or law. The very facts were shrouded in… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
“During World War II the top secret “Norden XV” or “Blue Ox” otherwise known the Army Airforce’s “Norden M Series Bombsights,” were… — Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise Copy Share Image
“Top Reasons to Go to Vietnam There's just no dearth of things to do in Vietnam and you can be rest assured… — Vietnam Copy Share Image
Through leadership of the fight against French colonialism, Ho Chi Minh had made a name for himself in the international political arena. — Nguyen Cao Ky Copy Share Image
Heads of state are notoriously ill prepared for their mature careers; think of Adolf Hitler (landscape painter), Ho Chi Minh (seaman), and… — Barbara Ehrenreich Copy Share Image
“Getting through the intersection involves tracing paths through the parking system, many braided filaments of direction like the Ho Chi Minh trail.” — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
“On Ho Chi Minh's desk in Hanoi on the day he died lay a biography of John Brown.” — James W. Loewen Copy Share Image
“Robert Conquest once suggested that 'a curious little volume might be made of the poems of Stalin, Castro, Mao and Ho Chi… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
I decided that after returning to the US to pursue an academic career I would eventually study the life of Ho Chi… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
When the advice of Moscow ran counter to [Ho Chi Minh's] own ideas - as in the 1930s - he kept his… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
When he served in China during World War II, [Ho Chi Minh] learned about Mao Zedong's tactics of guerrilla war against the… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
Intellectuals and celebrities venerated monsters like Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Castro, & Ho Chi Minh. The New Left of the 1960s didn't have… — Jamie Glazov Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh preferred to use the tactics of negotiation and compromise, primarily because of his recognition that the revolutionary movement was… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
From the outset, when [Ho Chi Minh] became a member of the French Communist Party in 1920, he was an independent thinker… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
In the end, many of his more militant colleagues began to feel that [Ho Chi Minh's] tendency to compromise, and his reluctance… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
[Francisco] Franco's army was mainly Moorish. They were recruiting people from Morocco to come to Spain. There was an uprising in Morocco… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
![“Ho Chi Minh sought to defeat both adversaries [French and American] primarily by using diplomatic and political means, combined with paramilitary activities.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/william-j-duiker-21821_activity_ho-chi-minh-sought-to-defeat-both-advers_2051242.jpg)
![“[Dissidents] groups would benefit enormously from learning about Ho Chi Minh's ideas on how to defeat a more popular enemy.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7c/william-j-duiker-21821_benefits_dissidents-groups-would-benefit-enormous_627793.jpg)
![“In the spring of 1946 [Ho Chi Minh ] signed a provisional agreement with the French representative on a compromise solution to the dispute over Vietnamese independence. Once again, he might have been naive in hoping that a compromise was really possible.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c19/william-j-duiker-21821_agreement_in-the-spring-of-1946-ho-chi-minh-signed_3202818.jpg)
![“Finally, in 1954 [Ho Chi Minh] agreed to the Geneva Agreement, which divided the country temporarily into two zones, in the hope that national elections might unify the country under his leadership.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/william-j-duiker-21821_agreement_finally-in-1954-ho-chi-minh-agreed-to-th_798642.jpg)
![“I'm always hearing warnings about keeping your belongings close to you [in Ho Chi Minh City] as thieves who ride motorbikes are adept at snatching things off a person as they ride by, but I personally have never seen it. Funny though, I don't hear folks talk about pick pockets but it's happened to…” quote by Doug Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/doug-rice-27669_adept_i-m-always-hearing-warnings-about-keepin_607267.jpg)
![“If [Ho Chi Minh] had had carte blanche over his movement, would the results of the war have been different? That is difficult to say. In some cases - as in 1945 and 1946, he appeared to overestimate the possibility that the United States might decide to recognize his government and the…” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/william-j-duiker-21821_blanche_if-ho-chi-minh-had-had-carte-blanche-ove_797048.jpg)
![“On many occasions in the late 1950s and 1960s, [Ho Chi Minh's] ideas were apparently ignored by those who felt that his approach was too naive and prone to compromise. The outbreak of open warfare with the French and later with the United States was in effect a sign of the failure of Ho Chi Minh…” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/william-j-duiker-21821_1960s_on-many-occasions-in-the-late-1950s-and_865835.jpg)
![“When the advice of Moscow ran counter to [Ho Chi Minh's] own ideas - as in the 1930s - he kept his head down and waited until the situation changed in his favor with the beginning of the Pacific War.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/william-j-duiker-21821_1930s_when-the-advice-of-moscow-ran-counter-to_3059969.jpg)
![“When he served in China during World War II, [Ho Chi Minh] learned about Mao Zedong's tactics of guerrilla war against the Japanese (and later against Chiang Kai-shek's forces), and he translated some of Mao's works into Vietnamese. But it is clear that his own ideas on how to counter the enemy…” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98d/william-j-duiker-21821_china_when-he-served-in-china-during-world-war_2125987.jpg)
![“From the outset, when [Ho Chi Minh] became a member of the French Communist Party in 1920, he was an independent thinker who adjusted Marxist-Leninist ideas and tactics to what he perceived to be the concrete situation in Indochina.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d3/william-j-duiker-21821_communist_from-the-outset-when-ho-chi-minh-became_391245.jpg)
![“In the end, many of his more militant colleagues began to feel that [Ho Chi Minh's] tendency to compromise, and his reluctance to confront the enemy directly, was a sign of weakness. The decision to confront the United States in 1963-1965 was a tacit recognition that Ho's approach had failed.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/william-j-duiker-21821_approach_in-the-end-many-of-his-more-militant-col_40669.jpg)
![“[Francisco] Franco's army was mainly Moorish. They were recruiting people from Morocco to come to Spain. There was an uprising in Morocco at the time led by Abd el-Krim (whose tactics influenced Ho Chi Minh and Che Guevara) that sought independence for Morocco and Northern Africa.” quote by Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b70/noam-chomsky-42_army_francisco-franco-s-army-was-mainly-moori_3219587.jpg)