"… between Lon Nol's corrupt regime and the Khmers Rouges' serious one, the choice is obvious. If you were in my place, if you were a Cambodian patriot, if you were a Sihanouk who loves his own country more than anything else in the world, you'd say the same... It's only proper to congratulate the Cambodian communists and tell them: "Well done. You deserve power for ever, and no one must ever replace you. Not even Sihanouk. Sihanouk must not govern in your stead anymore, as he's been unable to do what you've achieved. He wanted to, and dreamed about it, but he couldn't do it. After all, Sihanouk counts for nothing. It's Cambodia that counts.""
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Political activistsNationalistsDemocratic socialistsMonarchs from CambodiaFilm directors from Cambodia
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Said during his exile in Peking, as quoted by Oriana Fallaci (June 1973), Intervista con la Storia (sixth edition, 2011). page 126.
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihanouk
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Norodom Sihanouk
Norodom Sihanouk (110px regular script 90px; 31 October 1922 – 15 October 2012) was the King of Cambodia from 1941 to 1955 and again from 1993 until his semi-retirement and voluntary abdication on 7 October 2004. Since his abdication, he became known as The King-Father of Cambodia (Khmer: Preahmâhaviraksat). He is the father of his successor and present king, Norodom Sihamoni, as well as former First Prime Minister Norodom Ranariddh.
32 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Norodom Sihanouk →
Related Quotes
"From now on, any individual or any political party that opposes My policies will be declared a traitor to the Nation …"
"For the first time in my life, I have to grab the monks by the throat. Me! The most religious man in the Kingdom! Bec…"
"We don't want any Vietnamese in Cambodia.... We will be very glad if you solve our problem. We are not opposed to hot…"
"Cambodia only protests against the destruction of the property and lives of Cambodians. All I can say is that I canno…"
"For God's sake! If I ran a dictatorship, then what is Lon Nol running? I renounced my throne to show the masses that …"
"It's not Mao Tse-tung who threatens southeast Asia, nor is it Ho Chi Minh. If all of Indochina becomes communist, we …"
"There are two injustices which revolt Me! First, that which makes the people believe that those responsible for the […"
"I am asking the U.S.A and Great Britain if, just for once, they will kindly consider the problem of Cambodia from the…"
"Hearing him speak is so fun, reassuring I dare say. You can say all you like about Sihanouk: that he's an atrocious l…"
"[I'm as naïve] as a child sometimes. People think I'm like Machiavelli. And yet I'm an even bigger sucker than Machia…"