"I simply have a wish, a burning wish, to achieve complete independence for our homeland and freedom for our people so that our compatriots can all be properly fed, clothed and educated."

"The people are like water, and the army is like fish. If the water is clean, the fish will thrive."

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

"The colonialists and imperialists must be expelled from our land at all costs."

"The rain that makes the grass grow does not fall on one field alone."