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16 quotes by Nguyen Cao Ky

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ( listen; 8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) served as the chief of the Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of South Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 67. Then, until his retirement from politics in 1971, he served as vice president to bitter rival General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, in a nominally civilian administration. Born in northern Vietnam, Kỳ joined the Vietnamese National Army...
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Through leadership of the fight against French colonialism, Ho Chi Minh had made a name for himself in the international political arena.

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The way Americans understand and treat other peoples almost guarantees that the world will suffer more trouble.

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Americans are big boys. You can talk them into almost anything. Just sit with them for half an hour over a bottle of whiskey and be a nice guy.

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I never staged a coup. They picked me up. Like I say, they forced me to become premier, maybe hoping that by that way, they send me to the electric... →

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

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By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies.

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South Vietnam had to be built from scratch and, from the very beginning, depended far too much on the Western superpowers. As in the case of a person... →

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If Americans knew how to deal with other people, they could bring peace to the world. Alas, they have not learned enough yet. The true American feels... →

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I have been blessed often by Buddha, but equally by America.

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And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

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By the mid-sixties, the United States had poured more than half a million troops into South Vietnam.

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

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

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