“To have a good crop we must weed the field, otherwise the rice will grow badly in spite of careful ploughing and abundant manuring. To be successful in increasing production and practicing thrift, we must also weed the field, that is root out embezzlement, waste and bureaucracy. Otherwise they will harm our work.”

— Ho Chi Minh

"To Practice Thrift and Oppose Embezzlement (1952)
1950's

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Vietnamese communist leader and first president of Vietnam 1890–1969

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