Khmer Rouge Slogans

This isn’t the complete list but all are verified slogans from the Kampuchean period

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.

Strengthen and expand the absolute stance of proletarianism while absolutely
sweeping out non-proletarian stances.

All important lines and activities in the rear must be a strong and transparent backing for front line.

Absolutely purge CIA agents from Angkar and Kampuchea forever.

Be committed to absolutely abolishing the stances of privatism, materialism, authoritarianism and no-good moral of life.

The revolutionary initiative is self mastery.

Only the people can build world history.

Hunger is the most influential disease.

Reject no-good cadre who refuse to make changes in their attitude; abolish authoritarianism, bureaucracy, feudalism, and opportunism.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

Externally, American imperialists are powerful, but their internal strength is weak because people
do not support them.

Be humble; draw experience from the masses; be linked with the stance of the masses; and be close to the masses.

We have to support what the enemy opposes and vice versa.

Individualism is to collectivism as capitalism is to socialism.

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.

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.

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.

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.