#vietnam

It seems to be that when these communist regimes take over - if you look at the example of Vietnam or Cambodia or Nicaragua - that even in conditions of peace they don't seem to be able to figure out how to support their people, and the human suffering is enormous. ↗

— John Negroponte

#cambodia #communist #conditions #enormous #even

Under this scientific and moral pressure, the Canadian government conceded publicly that the use of these weapons in Vietnam was, in their view, a contravention of the Geneva Protocol. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

#conceded #geneva #government #moral #pressure

The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man. ↗

— Ho Chi Minh

#deeply #face #freedom #independence #love

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service. ↗

— John F. Kerry

#both #courage #i #includes #just

East Asia has prospered since the end of the Vietnam War, and Northeast Asia has prospered since the end of the Korean War in a way that seems unimaginable when you think of the history of the first half of the century. ↗

— William Kirby

#century #east #east asia #end #first

Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam. ↗

— Robert Kiyosaki

#great #i #leadership #military #military school

After the 1954 Geneva international conference, Vietnam was divided into two parts. On paper, North and South Vietnam were twin countries born at the same moment. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#born #conference #countries #divided #geneva

During the Fifties, political and military activities in Vietnam were heavily influenced by the French, who as recent colonial masters, made all-important decisions. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#colonial #decisions #during #fifties #french

From its inception, South Vietnam was only considered to be an outpost in the war against communism. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#communism #considered #inception #only #south

If the war has faded into history, democracy's defeat in Vietnam has left deep marks in the consciousness of both nations. ↗

— Nguyen Cao Ky

#consciousness #deep #defeat #democracy #faded