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Madame Nhu Quotes

1924–2011 Vietnam

Madame Nhu (April 15, 1924 – April 24, 2011), also known as Madame Ngô Đình Nhu and born Trần Lệ Xuân, was considered the First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. In 1943, she married Ngô Đình Nhu, and converted from Mahayana Buddhism to Roman Catholicism, her husband's religion.

Vietnam
Politicians

Also known as: Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu

Random Madame Nhu quote

6 quotes

Whoever has the Americans as allies does not need any enemies.

Jones (2003)

I believe all the devils of hell are against us, but we will triumph eventually.

Let them burn and we shall clap our hands.

If one has no courage to denounce, if one bows to madness and stupidity, how can one ever hope to cope with the other wrongs of humanity exploited in the same fashion by Communists?

Any crime committed against the Ngo family cannot be hidden under the label of suicide. I affirm that suicide has always been considered incompatible with our religion.

I may shock some by saying 'I would beat such provocateurs ten times more if they wore monks robes,' and 'I would clap hands at seeing another monk barbecue show, for one can not be responsible for the madness of others.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Madame Nhu (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.