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Khmer Rouge Slogans and Theories
Compiled by Ser Sayana
Translated by
Sour Bunsou
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Our task is to be
responsible for our speech, acts and political standpoint. These must be in
conformity with people's ideas and interests. If a mistake is made, we must work
it out. This is what we call responsibility before the people.
¨ In the military context, this stance
can be described as having destroyed the enemy
one after another.
¨ The wind from
the east always beats the wind from the west. (Notebook 053
KHN)
¨ Front troops
mobilize their forces to smash the enemy. By so doing, we will soon
gain victory and be able
to protect and expand our forces. (Notebook 194
KNH)
¨ Strengthen and
expand the absolute stance of proletarianism while absolutely
sweeping out
non-proletarian stances. (Notebook 135 KNH)
¨ All important lines
and activities in the rear must be a strong and transparent
backing for front
line.
(Notebook 200 KNH)
¨ Absolutely purge
CIA agents from Angkar and Kampuchea forever. (Notebook 076 KNH )
¨ Keeping you
is no gain, losing you is no
loss.
¨ Be committed
to absolutely abolishing the stances of privatism, materialism,
authoritaria-nism and [no-good] moral of life. (Tungpadevat Book, 1976)
.
¨ Destroy
communication networks! (KR notebook 194 KNH)
¨ The revolutionary
initiative is self mastery.
¨ Only the
people can build world history.
¨ A soft robe
can make a good tie. (Notebook Nhok
Sarun).
¨ Hunger is the
most influential disease.
¨ Must achieve one
hundred percent the plan of three and a half tons and seven tons per hectare for
1978. (Notebook 067 KNH)
¨ Expand the militia
war in all districts. - Attack and break up the ranks of enemy. - Attack enemy's
arsenals. (Notebook 194 KNH)
¨ Cooperative:
Villages and Sub-districts, which share, work and receive the same
interest.
¨ Mobile Work
Brigade: Male and female youths, who are the front forces assigned to work
intensively at main working sites.
¨ Core Task: A
necessary piece of work to be prioritized. (Extracted from a reading book for
grade 2 students, published in 1977 by the Ministry of Education of Democratic
Kampuchea.
¨ Reject no-good
cadre who refuse to make changes in their attitude; abolish authoritarianism,
bureaucracy, feudalism, and opportunism. (KR notebook 076 KNH)
¨ Prioritize national
independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and credit.
¨ Constantly
strengthen patriotism, revolution, and be proud of our revolution, nation,
people, revolutionary army and our party. Make them become as hard as iron. (Quoted from KR notebook Number 076
KNH)
¨ Increase mental and
physical strength of every individual, unit, and the whole nation. Be united to
struggle to get rid of all kinds of enemies, especially Yuon enemy of
aggression. Protect and maintain the Cambodian nation and race forever.
¨ Nothing
harmful to the nation, the revolution, or the party must be thought of or
created.
¨ Absolutely get rid
of CIA agents from units and the territory of Cambodia. (Quoted from KR notebook
Number 076 KNH)
¨ Angkar is the
master of the territory.
¨ Angkar is very
correct, bright and terrific!
¨ Must be loyal and
love Angkar!
¨ Must love Angkar
with no limit!
¨ Be committed to
weakening and smashing feudalists, conservatives, and imperialists who are
"reactionaries".
¨ Be committed to
smashing hidden enemies burrowing inside--CIA and KGB agents!
¨ Be committed to
sacrificing our lives in fulfilling Angkar's labor tasks!
¨ Angkor selects only
those who are never tired!
¨ One feels
frightened only just to hear the word "Angkar".
¨ The comparison of
Angkar doesn't mean comparison of military and economic strength, but human and
spiritual strength; that is, the human being is chosen to lead economic and
military forces.
¨ Outstanding cadre
and committee have to spare no effort to tackle and improve the living standard
of people in all fields and at all times based on the stance of responsibility
and high creativity. (KNH076)
¨ Revolution against
imperialism is not an action of inviting guests to have meal, writing articles,
braiding, education, softness or fear of enemy. But it is a class wrath seized
to topple another class. (KR notebook Nhok: 78).
¨ Externally,
American imperialists are powerful, but their internal strength is weak because
people do not support them. (Nhok, p.77)
¨ Be humble; draw
experience from the masses; be linked with the stance of the masses; and be
close to the masses. (Iv, P. 74)
¨ We have to support
what the enemy opposes and vice versa. (Nhok, p.78)
¨ The worms inside
the meat of fish paste will not show up if boiling water is poured down.
¨ Baskets used for
screening rice retain only the good rice seeds.
¨ A child is a
clean-cut individual.
¨ Political,
ideological and organizational
measures are the first and last priorities. (KNH079, p.18)
¨ Individualism is to
collectivism as capitalism is to socialism. (KNH079, p. 11)
¨ Cut off the
ownership regime and the old commerce and create a new one.
¨ Those who have
never labored must be made to do so in agricultural production.
(KHN179)
¨ We expel all people
and enemies. (KNH179)
¨ Make every effort
to destroy enemy forces, maintain and nourish our forces. The more we fight, the
stronger we will be, and the more we will win.
¨ Combat enemy
movements and stir up the masses to stand up to conquer our enemies and master
our territory. (Excerpts from notebook 200 KNH)
¨ To win over
enemies, we must destroy the internal ones.
¨ Loss of life is a
simple thing for a man of war.
¨ Life devoted to
battle is one honored in value.
¨ For the people and the army, to live
or to die must be for the greatness of the
revolution.
¨ Communists are best
known by the sacrifices they make for their country.
(Excerpts from Comrade Iv’s notebook)
¨ Combine the
combating of with the disbanding of enemy troops. (Excerpts from
notebook 194 KNH)
¨ Stand
absolute at all times with the standpoint of independence, self-mastery, and
self-reliance.
¨ Absolutely get rid
of the Vietnamese invaders wishing to swallow our territory
from Cambodia
forever.
(Excerpts from notebook 076KNH)
¨ Unconditionally and
highly self-consciously respect the disciplinary organization of the Kampuchean
Communist Youth League. (Excerpts from notebook 26KNH)
¨ Prevention of
diseases is a matter of importance. (Excerpts from notebook 188KNH)
¨ We are to oppose
what our enemies support and support what they oppose.
¨ Revolution is a war
of people and will not be victorious unless there is stirring up of people.
(Excerpts from Comrade Nhok’s notebook)
¨ Without the force
of labor, the revolution cannot move forward. It is only by the force of
struggle that favored results can be achieved.
¨ In order to make
revolution there must be revolutionary people; and in order for people to be
revolutionary they must possess the standpoint and the spirit of the party. (Excerpts from Comrade Keo’s
notebook)
¨ We hope for peace,
but Americans are stubborn and counterattack. We absolutely must not surrender,
but go on with war, and construction will be the second priority.
¨ Die for the
interest of the people which is heavier than Mount Meru. Capitalists, feudalists
and reactionaries are not even as heavy as a goose's feather. (Notebook Nhok,
p.60)
¨ How does an
elderly, insane man remove a mountain? His son will follow him and when his son
dies, his grandson will go on with the model. As for the two mountains, they can
not grow any longer no matter how big they are. On the contrary, once we
gradually remove mountains from regime to regime, they will be lower and lower
(Tai Haong Mountains). (Notebook Nhok, p.60)
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