“It's difficult to be the King's own son rather than his adopted son. That's Hun Sen. Samdech Hun Sen, as an adopted son, has the right not to listen to the King. I, as his [natural] son, don't have such a right.”

— Norodom Ranariddh

[Matthew Grainger, http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/relaxed-hun-sen-holds-royal-key, Relaxed Hun Sen holds the royal key, 4 September 1998, 2 September 2015, Phnom Penh Post]

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“It's difficult to be the King's own son rather than his adopted son. That's Hun Sen. Samdech Hun Sen, as an adopted son, has the right not to listen to the King. I, as his [natural] son, don't have such a right.”

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