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Quotes by Cambodian Authors

"In all my life and in the future, I will always be a faithful and loyal servant to all of my compatriots."

"In all my life and in the future, I will always be a faithful and loyal servant to all of my compatriots."

Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian Royalty

Life, Future, Will

39

"Peace, so elusive in the past many decades, now finally prevails all over the country."

"Peace, so elusive in the past many decades, now finally prevails all over the country."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Peace, Country, Now, Past

33

"Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them."

"Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies; history has no place for them."

Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian Royalty

History, Time, Dishonesty, Lies

33

"I will devote my body and soul to the service of the people and the nation."

"I will devote my body and soul to the service of the people and the nation."

Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian Royalty

Soul, People, Body, Nation

33

"The lessons of the past should steer us towards ensuring lasting legacies for generations yet to be born."

"The lessons of the past should steer us towards ensuring lasting legacies for generations yet to be born."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Politics, Generations, Past

30

"Pol Pot will surrender, be captured or commit suicide."

"Pol Pot will surrender, be captured or commit suicide."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Politics, Suicide, Surrender, Will

30

"The trial organized with U.N. participation of some kind will be for crimes committed by Khmer Rouge leaders from 1975 to 1979. That's it."

"The trial organized with U.N. participation of some kind will be for crimes committed by Khmer Rouge leaders from 1975 to 1979. That's it."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Leadership, Leaders, Participation, Will

30

"It's up to history to judge."

"It's up to history to judge."

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

28

"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."

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

Communism, Stress, Want

27

"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."

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

People, Conscience, Nation, Now

26

"Cambodia possesses now the rights to look far into the future and everything for making a future construction is waiting for the Cambodian own efforts."

"Cambodia possesses now the rights to look far into the future and everything for making a future construction is waiting for the Cambodian own efforts."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Future, Rights, Now, Waiting

26

"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."

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

Leader, People, Want

25

"We want to see all demonstrations stopped."

"We want to see all demonstrations stopped."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

25

"We have lost the art of sharing and caring."

"We have lost the art of sharing and caring."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Art, Caring, Sharing

24

"I will always stay close to all compatriots, and share together the happiness and suffering."

"I will always stay close to all compatriots, and share together the happiness and suffering."

Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian Royalty

Happiness, Suffering, Will

24

"John Foster Dulles had called on me in his capacity as Secretary of State, and he had exhausted every argument to persuade me to place Cambodia under the protection of the South East Asia Treaty Organization."

"John Foster Dulles had called on me in his capacity as Secretary of State, and he had exhausted every argument to persuade me to place Cambodia under the protection of the South East Asia Treaty Organization."

Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian Royalty

Argument, Protection, State

23

"Yet, our achievements also mask many continuing failings and seem to expose more future dangers."

"Yet, our achievements also mask many continuing failings and seem to expose more future dangers."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

22

"Let me reassure that the Kingdom of Cambodia a country with independence, neutrality, peace, freedom, democracy and human rights as you all have seen, shall be existing with no end."

"Let me reassure that the Kingdom of Cambodia a country with independence, neutrality, peace, freedom, democracy and human rights as you all have seen, shall be existing with no end."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Peace, Country, Democracy, End

20

"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."

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

18

"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."

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

16

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