Bao Dai Quotations

Henceforth, we shall be happy to be a free citizen in an independent country.

I do not wish a foreign army to spill the blood of my people.

I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.

As for us, during twenty years' reign, we have known much bitterness.

To achieve these ends, we have declared ourself ready for any sacrifice and we desire that our sacrifice be useful to the people.