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
“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
“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
“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
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
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
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
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
Ho Chi Minh rarely wrote about Sun Tzu, but when he did mention the ancient Chinese military strategist, he was always laudatory,… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
And just as there was something of every Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh so there is something of Ho Chi Minh in… — Wilfred Burchett 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
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
I had been a guerrilla leader in World War II. And I used to say that the way to fight the guerrilla… — Roger Hilsman Copy Share Image
Ho Chi Minh was well aware that the enemy possessed more firepower than did his own forces, and sought to use what… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
The British left intermittently erupts like a pustule upon the buttock of a rather good country. Seventy years ago it opposed mobilisation… — Frederick Forsyth Copy Share Image
“The Left’s great fight is with material inequality, not with evil as normally understood. Thus, the Left has always been less interested… — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
Eisenhower managed to begin the Vietnam war by not following his normal instinct of staying out of mischief. In his memoirs, he… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
I first became interested in Ho Chi Minh in 1964-1965 while I was stationed at the U.S. Embassy in South Vietnam as… — 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
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
“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
“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
“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
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
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
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
[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
I did not feel - in President [J.F.] Kennedy's words - that we could win the war for [the government in Saigon].… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
If we had had the privilege of giving hospitality to a Ho Chi Minh, with what respect and interest we would have… — Dorothy Day Copy Share Image
Some 30 years later I found myself back here again [in Vietnam] on what was to be a short visit that lasted… — Doug Rice Copy Share Image
Vast quantities of U.S. bombers, tanks and guns have been sent against Ho Chi Minh and his freedom-fighters; and now we are… — Paul Robeson Copy Share Image
“Local authorities keep an eye on proceedings. The Saigon Protestant Church in Ho Chi Minh City, for instance, one of the biggest… — Insight Guides Copy Share Image
Also Ho Chi Minh City is broken up into districts so it's much like little cities within the city, in your home… — Doug Rice Copy Share Image
I would hazard the statement that in the broad sense [Ho Chi Minh's] ideas had triumphed, since the communist victory in Vietnam… — 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 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)
![“[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)
![“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)
![“I first became interested in Ho Chi Minh in 1964-1965 while I was stationed at the U.S. Embassy in South Vietnam as a foreign service officer with the Department of State. The government in Saigon was at the point of collapse and the [Lyndon] Johnson administration was preparing to send U.S…” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/491/william-j-duiker-21821_administration_i-first-became-interested-in-ho-chi-minh_2609137.jpg)
![“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)
![“I did not feel - in President [J.F.] Kennedy's words - that we could win the war for [the government in Saigon]. When I sought the reason for the dedication shown by the enemy, it seemed to me that the leadership and charisma shown by Ho Chi Minh was a major part of the answer.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30d/william-j-duiker-21821_answers_i-did-not-feel-in-president-j-f-kennedy_2607794.jpg)
![“Some 30 years later I found myself back here again [in Vietnam] on what was to be a short visit that lasted months, and since then I've been living my life with one foot in Ho Chi Minh City and the other in Fair Oaks, California.” quote by Doug Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1c/doug-rice-27669_california_some-30-years-later-i-found-myself-back_571380.jpg)
![“I would hazard the statement that in the broad sense [Ho Chi Minh's] ideas had triumphed, since the communist victory in Vietnam was a consequence of political, diplomatic, and psychological factors more than military ones. That is a tribute to the ideas that he introduced in his life and thought.” quote by William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/william-j-duiker-21821_broads_i-would-hazard-the-statement-that-in-the_1527553.jpg)