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title: "57 Ho Chi Minh Quotes by 27 authors"
description: "Browse 57 Ho Chi Minh quotes by 27 authors. Discover the best Ho Chi Minh sayings and thoughts."
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> [Through leadership of the fight against French colonialism, Ho Chi Minh had made a name for himself in the international political arena.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-cao-ky/through-leadership-of-the-fight-against-french-colonialism-ho-chi/)

[Nguyen Cao Ky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-cao-ky/)

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> [Heads of state are notoriously ill prepared for their mature careers; think of Adolf Hitler (landscape painter), Ho Chi Minh (seaman), and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barbara-ehrenreich/heads-of-state-are-notoriously-ill-prepared-for-their-mature-careers/)

[Barbara Ehrenreich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barbara-ehrenreich/)

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> [“On Ho Chi Minh's desk in Hanoi on the day he died lay a biography of John Brown.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-loewen/on-ho-chi-minh-s-desk-in-hanoi-on-the-day-he-died-lay-a-biography-of/)

[James W. Loewen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-loewen/)

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> [“Getting through the intersection involves tracing paths through the parking system, many braided filaments of direction like the Ho Chi Minh trail.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-stephenson/getting-through-the-intersection-involves-tracing-paths-through-the/)

[Neal Stephenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-stephenson/)

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> [“Robert Conquest once suggested that 'a curious little volume might be made of the poems of Stalin, Castro, Mao and Ho Chi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-amis/robert-conquest-once-suggested-that-a-curious-little-volume-might-be/)

[Martin Amis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-amis/)

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> [I decided that after returning to the US to pursue an academic career I would eventually study the life of Ho Chi…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/i-decided-that-after-returning-to-the-us-to-pursue-an-academic-career/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [Why Ho Chi Minh City? It is crowded, noisy, scruffy, crazy, but always interesting and things are happening all at a break…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-rice/why-ho-chi-minh-city-it-is-crowded-noisy-scruffy-crazy-but-always/)

[Doug Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-rice/)

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> [Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam were perfect for Lyndon Johnson: 220 million against 18 million, water buffalo and all. No risk, really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-douglas-duncan/ho-chi-minh-and-vietnam-were-perfect-for-lyndon-johnson-220-million/)

[David Douglas Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-douglas-duncan/)

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> [Intellectuals and celebrities venerated monsters like Lenin, Stalin, Mao, Castro, & Ho Chi Minh. The New Left of the 1960s didn't have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-glazov/intellectuals-and-celebrities-venerated-monsters-like-lenin-stalin/)

[Jamie Glazov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-glazov/)

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> [ From the outset, when \[Ho Chi Minh\] became a member of the French Communist Party in 1920, he was an independent thinker… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/from-the-outset-when-ho-chi-minh-became-a-member-of-the-french/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [Ho Chi Minh preferred to use the tactics of negotiation and compromise, primarily because of his recognition that the revolutionary movement was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/ho-chi-minh-preferred-to-use-the-tactics-of-negotiation-and/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [Ho Chi Minh rarely wrote about Sun Tzu, but when he did mention the ancient Chinese military strategist, he was always laudatory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/ho-chi-minh-rarely-wrote-about-sun-tzu-but-when-he-did-mention-the/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [And just as there was something of every Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh so there is something of Ho Chi Minh in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilfred-burchett/and-just-as-there-was-something-of-every-vietnamese-in-ho-chi-minh-so/)

[Wilfred Burchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilfred-burchett/)

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> [ \[Francisco\] Franco's army was mainly Moorish. They were recruiting people from Morocco to come to Spain. There was an uprising in Morocco… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/francisco-franco-s-army-was-mainly-moorish-they-were-recruiting/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

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> [ In the end, many of his more militant colleagues began to feel that \[Ho Chi Minh's\] tendency to compromise, and his reluctance… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/in-the-end-many-of-his-more-militant-colleagues-began-to-feel-that-ho/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [I had been a guerrilla leader in World War II. And I used to say that the way to fight the guerrilla…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-hilsman/i-had-been-a-guerrilla-leader-in-world-war-ii-and-i-used-to-say-that/)

[Roger Hilsman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-hilsman/)

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> [Ho Chi Minh was well aware that the enemy possessed more firepower than did his own forces, and sought to use what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/ho-chi-minh-was-well-aware-that-the-enemy-possessed-more-firepower/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [The British left intermittently erupts like a pustule upon the buttock of a rather good country. Seventy years ago it opposed mobilisation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-forsyth/the-british-left-intermittently-erupts-like-a-pustule-upon-the/)

[Frederick Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-forsyth/)

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> [“The Left’s great fight is with material inequality, not with evil as normally understood. Thus, the Left has always been less interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-prager/the-left-s-great-fight-is-with-material-inequality-not-with-evil-as/)

[Dennis Prager](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-prager/)

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> [Eisenhower managed to begin the Vietnam war by not following his normal instinct of staying out of mischief. In his memoirs, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/eisenhower-managed-to-begin-the-vietnam-war-by-not-following-his/)

[Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/)

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> [I first became interested in Ho Chi Minh in 1964-1965 while I was stationed at the U.S. Embassy in South Vietnam as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/i-first-became-interested-in-ho-chi-minh-in-1964-1965-while-i-was/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [“IN WRITING THIS BOOK, I returned again and again to what people call my homeland, where my parents were born, as was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viet-thanh-nguyen/in-writing-this-book-i-returned-again-and-again-to-what-people-call/)

[Viet Thanh Nguyen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viet-thanh-nguyen/)

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> [There were various aspects of Sun Tzu's approach that appealed to Ho Chi Minh: a) to learn to understand both the enemy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/there-were-various-aspects-of-sun-tzu-s-approach-that-appealed-to-ho/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [“McNamara’s electronic fence, which the Jasons called an “anti-infiltration barrier,” was constructed along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, at a cost of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-jacobsen/mcnamara-s-electronic-fence-which-the-jasons-called-an-anti/)

[Annie Jacobsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-jacobsen/)

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> [“Top Reasons to Go to Vietnam There's just no dearth of things to do in Vietnam and you can be rest assured…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vietnam/top-reasons-to-go-to-vietnam-there-s-just-no-dearth-of-things-to-do/)

[Vietnam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vietnam/)

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> [“I saw no unity of purpose, no consensus on matters of philosophy or history or law. The very facts were shrouded in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-o-brien/i-saw-no-unity-of-purpose-no-consensus-on-matters-of-philosophy-or/)

[Tim O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-o-brien/)

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> [“During World War II the top secret “Norden XV” or “Blue Ox” otherwise known the Army Airforce’s “Norden M Series Bombsights,” were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/captain-hank-bracker-suppresed-i-rise/during-world-war-ii-the-top-secret-norden-xv-or-blue-ox-otherwise/)

[Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/captain-hank-bracker-suppresed-i-rise/)

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> [I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hanoi-hannah/i-have-always-compared-our-traditions-of-liberty-like-those-of/)

[Hanoi Hannah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hanoi-hannah/)

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> [As in all his subsequent dealings with France, Ho Chi Minh's demands were a model of modesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilfred-burchett/as-in-all-his-subsequent-dealings-with-france-ho-chi-minh-s-demands/)

[Wilfred Burchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilfred-burchett/)

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> [For the most part Ho Chi Minh City is safe but like any large city you need to pay attention to what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-rice/for-the-most-part-ho-chi-minh-city-is-safe-but-like-any-large-city/)

[Doug Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-rice/)

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> [None of Ho Chi Minh's colleagues was as dedicated to the use of political struggle, psychological warfare, and diplomatic means as he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/none-of-ho-chi-minh-s-colleagues-was-as-dedicated-to-the-use-of/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [ Ho Chi Minh sought to defeat both adversaries \[French and American\] primarily by using diplomatic and political means, combined with paramilitary activities. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/ho-chi-minh-sought-to-defeat-both-adversaries-french-and-american/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [ \[Dissidents\] groups would benefit enormously from learning about Ho Chi Minh's ideas on how to defeat a more popular enemy. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/dissidents-groups-would-benefit-enormously-from-learning-about-ho-chi/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [ I did not feel - in President \[J.F.\] Kennedy's words - that we could win the war for \[the government in Saigon\].… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/i-did-not-feel-in-president-j-f-kennedy-s-words-that-we-could-win-the/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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> [If we had had the privilege of giving hospitality to a Ho Chi Minh, with what respect and interest we would have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-day/if-we-had-had-the-privilege-of-giving-hospitality-to-a-ho-chi-minh/)

[Dorothy Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-day/)

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> [ Some 30 years later I found myself back here again \[in Vietnam\] on what was to be a short visit that lasted… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-rice/some-30-years-later-i-found-myself-back-here-again-in-vietnam-on-what/)

[Doug Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-rice/)

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> [Vast quantities of U.S. bombers, tanks and guns have been sent against Ho Chi Minh and his freedom-fighters; and now we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-robeson/vast-quantities-of-u-s-bombers-tanks-and-guns-have-been-sent-against/)

[Paul Robeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-robeson/)

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> [“Local authorities keep an eye on proceedings. The Saigon Protestant Church in Ho Chi Minh City, for instance, one of the biggest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/insight-guides/local-authorities-keep-an-eye-on-proceedings-the-saigon-protestant/)

[Insight Guides](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/insight-guides/)

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> [Also Ho Chi Minh City is broken up into districts so it's much like little cities within the city, in your home…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-rice/also-ho-chi-minh-city-is-broken-up-into-districts-so-it-s-much-like/)

[Doug Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-rice/)

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> [ I would hazard the statement that in the broad sense \[Ho Chi Minh's\] ideas had triumphed, since the communist victory in Vietnam… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-duiker/i-would-hazard-the-statement-that-in-the-broad-sense-ho-chi-minh-s/)

[William J. Duiker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-duiker/)

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## Top authors on Ho Chi Minh

- [William J. Duiker 23 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ho-chi-minh/william-j-duiker/)
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                        "text": "There were various aspects of Sun Tzu's approach that appealed to Ho Chi Minh: a) to learn to understand both the enemy and yourself, to seek out his weaknesses and your own strengths, and act accordingly, b) to make ample use of subterfuge and stratagem in order to defeat or disarm your adversary, and c) to use outright violence only when absolutely necessary in the belief that political struggle was more effective than military struggle.",
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                        "text": "“Top Reasons to Go to Vietnam There's just no dearth of things to do in Vietnam and you can be rest assured that your Vietnam getaways will not have a single dull moment. Vietnam tours are another name of enjoyable and excitement. There are lots of tour operators that conduct interesting Vietnam tours and journeys through a number of Vietnam bundle trip. Holidaying in Vietnam is fantastic undoubtedly for sightseeing in Vietnam. The country is dotted with numerous well-known tourist websites in Vietnam. Amongst many places of interest in Vietnam astounding natural charm, tranquil villages, serene lakes, old pagodas, gorgeous lakes especially allure the travel freaks. Even the history fans like to discover the popular traveler destinations. Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Hoi An are significant cities of Vietnam that are frequented by visitors. Sightseeing tours in Vietnam take the travelers to various places of historic, spiritual significance and Vietnam Culture Trip. Fantastic architecture of the citadels, royal tombs, temples and palaces is marvelous site. Dien Bien Phu, C? Loa citadel, Hoa Lo prison, Ho Chi Minh mausoleum and Ba Dinh square and Quang Tri are not to be missed out on while exploring in Vietnam.",
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