There's what we did wrong and what we did right. The mistake is that we did some things against the people - by us and also by the enemy - but the other side, as I told you, is that without our struggle there would be no Cambodia right now.

In Khmer we have a saying that when one is both quite sick and old there remains only one thing, that you die.

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

I'm quite satisfied on one thing: If we had not carried out our struggle, Cambodia would have become another Kampuchea Krom in 1975.

Exterminate the 50 million Vietnamese and purify the masses of the [Cambodian] people.

If someone is very hungry, the Angkar will take him where he will be stuffed with food.

If you have a disease of the old society, take a dose of Lenin as medication.