Pol Pot
Pol Pot
Pol Pot, born Saloth Sar, was a Cambodian revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge from 1963 until 1997. From 1963 to 1981, he served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea. As such, he became the leader of Cambodia on 17 April 1975, when his forces captured Phnom Penh. From 1976 to 1979, he also served as the prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 May 1925
CityPrek Sbauv, Cambodia
mistake responsibility enemy
I do not reject responsibility - our movement made mistakes, like every other movement in the world. But there was another aspect that was outside our control - the enemy's activities against us.
voice america firsts
The first time I heard of Tuol Sleng, it was on the Voice of America. I listened twice.
wanted vietnamese cambodia
The Vietnamese... wanted to assassinate me because they knew without me they could easily swallow up Cambodia.
stress wish want
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.
regret struggle hands
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.
country evil want
I want you to know that everything I did, I did for my country.
loss gains use
Since he is of no use anymore, there is no gain if he lives and no loss if he dies.
disease hunger
Hunger is the most effective disease.
mistake struggle people
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.
savages looks look-at-me
Even now, and you can look at me, am I a savage person? My conscience is clear.
baby sorry mistake
For the other people, the babies, the young ones, I did not order them to be killed. For Son Sen and his family, yes. I feel sorry for that. That was a mistake that occurred when we put our plan into practice. I feel sorry.
disease medication ifs
If you have a disease of the old society, take a dose of Lenin as medication.
enemy protest corpses
He who protests is an enemy; he who opposes is a corpse.
pot grass grows
We will burn the old grass and the new will grow.