“The duty of the cadres is to love and take care of every fighter and to value and save every cent, every bowl of rice, every work hour of their compatriots. Our fighters and compatriots have the right to demand that the cadres fulfill this task, and to criticize those who do not.”

— Ho Chi Minh

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Vietnamese communist leader and first president of Vietnam 1890–1969

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