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Quotes from A Bag of Earth, A Promise To Keep — Nguyen Khanh

1927–2013 Vietnam

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China believes it is the center of the universe. Look at its flag: one big star surrounded by satellite stars. Arrogant!

A Bag of Earth, A Promise To Keep (2005)

I have a promise to keep; to return to a free and democratic Vietnam.

A Bag of Earth, A Promise To Keep (2005)

Look. What happened, that was just business. Personal betrayal I can understand. But never betrayal of one’s people you serve, or your country.

A Bag of Earth, A Promise To Keep (2005)

I remember that day clearly when I left Saigon. I left my country in honor that day, not like Thieu who fled later. My cabinet, my troops, the whole diplomatic corps were there at the airport to bid me farewell.

A Bag of Earth, A Promise To Keep (2005)

Attribution

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