Quotes by Cambodian Authors

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

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Peace, Country, Now, Past

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

Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian Royalty

History, Time, Dishonesty, Lies

20

"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

20

"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

17

"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

16

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

Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian Royalty

Soul, People, Body, Nation

16

"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

16

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

Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian Royalty

Happiness, Suffering, Will

16

"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

16

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

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

Leader, People, Want

15

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

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Politics, Suicide, Surrender, Will

15

"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

15

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

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Future,

14

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

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Art, Caring, Sharing

14

"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

14

"We want to see all demonstrations stopped."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Want,

14

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

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

Country, Want

13

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

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

Gain, Loss

12

"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

12

"It's up to history to judge."

Pol Pot, Cambodian Criminal

History,

Quotes by Cambodian Authors

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

23

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

20

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

20

"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."

17

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

16

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

16

"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."

16

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

16

"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."

16

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

15

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

15

"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."

15

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

14

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

14

"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."

14

"We want to see all demonstrations stopped."

14

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

13

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

12

"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."

12

"It's up to history to judge."

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