"I and others may be revolutionaries but we are disciples of Mahatma Gandhi, directly or indirectly, nothing more nothing less."

"The sun of socialism will shine over Vietnam."

"I would rather sniff French dung for five years than eat Chinese dung for the rest of my life."

"Defeating imperialism and feudalism is relatively easy. Overcoming poverty and underdevelopment is much more difficult."

"The Vietnamese people love peace, freedom, and independence. But if the French continue their aggression, we will fight them until the last man."