A Poet Must Learn To Wage War.

I'm Very Moved To Be Here Today, ... Our Lives Are Now Much Better, But Vietnam Remains A Very Poor Country. We Need To Work Much Harder.

Everything Depends On The Americans. If They Want To Make War For 20 Years Then We Shall Make War For 20 Years. If They Want To Make Peace, We Shall Make Peace And Invite Them To Tea Afterwards.

Military Action Without Politics Is Like A Tree Without A Root.

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.