Pol Pot Quotes

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Pol Pot was a Cambodian revolutionary and political leader who served as the Prime Minister of Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge regime. His leadership is associated with a brutal period of Cambodian history marked by mass genocide, forced labor, and social upheaval. Pol Pot's regime is remembered for its severe human rights violations and its impact on Cambodia's history and development.

"I want you to know that everything I did, I did for my country."

"I want you to know that everything I did, I did for my country."

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"When I die, my only wish is that Cambodia remain Cambodia and belong to the West. It is over for communism, and I want to stress that."

"When I die, my only wish is that Cambodia remain Cambodia and belong to the West. It is over for communism, and I want to stress that."

Communism, Stress, Want

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"It's up to history to judge."

"It's up to history to judge."

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"I did not join the resistance movement to kill people, to kill the nation. Look at me now. Am I a savage person? My conscience is clear."

"I did not join the resistance movement to kill people, to kill the nation. Look at me now. Am I a savage person? My conscience is clear."

People, Conscience, Nation, Now

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"Since he is of no use anymore, there is no gain if he lives and no loss if he dies."

"Since he is of no use anymore, there is no gain if he lives and no loss if he dies."

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"I'm quite modest. I don't want to tell people I'm a leader."

"I'm quite modest. I don't want to tell people I'm a leader."

Leader, People, Want

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