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
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.
people pot mass
Exterminate the 50 million Vietnamese and purify the masses of the [Cambodian] people.
mistake enemy innocent
Better to kill an innocent by mistake than spare an enemy by mistake.
gun people savages
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.
country hurt attention
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.
struggle satisfied cambodia
I'm quite satisfied on one thing: If we had not carried out our struggle, Cambodia would have become another Kampuchea Krom in 1975.
people looks revolution
I came to join the revolution, not to kill the Cambodian people. Look at me now. Am I a violent person? No. So, as far as my conscience and my mission were concerned, there was no problem.