The object of my relationship with Vietnam has been to heal the wounds that exist, particularly among our veterans, and to move forward with a positive relationship,... Apparently some in the Vietnamese government don't want to do that and that's their decision.
It was patriotism, not communism, that inspired me.
This quote indicates that the speaker's inspiration came from patriotism rather than communism. It suggests that the speaker's motivation and dedication were driven by a love for their country rather than a political ideology.
Remember, the storm is a good opportunity for the pine and the cypress to show their strength and their stability.
Write in such a way as that you can be readily understood by both the young and the old, by men as well as women, even by children.
You will kill 10 of our men, and we will kill 1 of yours, and in the end it will be you who tire of it.
The Vietnamese people deeply love independence, freedom and peace. But in the face of United States aggression they have risen up, united as one man.
Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty.
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.