“You will kill ten of us, we will kill one of you, but in the end, you will tire of it first.”

“You can kill ten of our men for every one we kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and we will win.”

“To reap a return in ten years, plant trees. To reap a return in 100, cultivate the people.”

“It may take three years, it may take five, it may take ten, but that will be the war of Indo-china.”

“Mr. Schoenbrun, we have a secret weapon ... don't smile when I tell you this. Our secret weapon is nationalism. To have nationhood, which is a sign of maturity, is greater than any weapons in the world.”

“I follow only one party: the Vietnamese party ”

“We are convinced that the Allied nations which ... have acknowledged the principles of self-determination and equality of nations, will not refuse to acknowledge the independence of Vietnam.”