Pol Pot quotes

Everything I did, I did for my country. (Pol Pot)
Whoever wishes to blame or attack me is entitled to do so. I regret I didn't have enough experience to totally control the movement. On the other hand, with our constant struggle, this had to be done together with others in the communist world to stop Kampuchea becoming Vietnamese. View quote
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We want only peace, to build up our country. World opinion is paying great attention to the threat against Democratic Kampuchea. They are anxious. They fear Kampuchea cannot oppose the Vietnamese. This could hurt the interests of the Southeast Asian countries and all of the world's countries. View quote
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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. View quote
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When I die, my only wish is that Cambodia remain Cambodia and belong to the West. It is over for communism, and I want to stress that. View quote
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I was responsible for everything so I accept responsibility and blame but show me, comrade, one document proving that I was personally responsible for the deaths. View quote
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First, I would like to tell you that I came to carry out the struggle, not to kill people. Even now, and you can look at me, am I savage person? My conscience is clear. View quote
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Tuol Sleng was a Vietnamese exhibition; a journalist wrote that. People talk about Tuol Sleng, Tuol Sleng, Toul Sleng, but when we look at the pictures, the pictures are the same. When I first heard about Tuol Sleng, it was on VOA [Voice of America]. I listened twice. View quote
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Our policy was to provide an affluent life for the people. There were mistakes made in carrying it out. Several thousand people may have died. View quote
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We did not yet have laws or order. We were like children just learning to walk. View quote
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I did not join the resistance movement to kill people, to kill the nation. Look at me now. Am I a savage person? My conscience is clear. (Pol Pot)
I'm quite modest. I don't want to tell people I'm a leader. View quote
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It's up to history to judge. View quote
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Since he is of no use anymore, there is no gain if he lives and no loss if he dies. View quote
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