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“They said they would kill every educated person. They said they would send workers to kill them, peasants to kill them, men and women.”
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“They were in power now and they could do whatever they wanted.”
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“First they killed my father, and then they killed my mother, and brother, and sister. They killed everyone.”
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“The killing fields were a place where people were taken to be killed, but no one knew where they were.”
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“They said that if I didn’t work, they would kill me too.”
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“The Khmer Rouge took everything from us – our homes, our belongings, our dignity.”
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“We had to pretend to be someone else, someone who didn’t know how to read or write, someone who would do whatever they were told.”
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“The Khmer Rouge soldiers carried guns, but they were just kids, like me.”
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“They said we were enemies of the state, but we had done nothing wrong.”
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“Every day was a struggle to survive, a battle against hunger and fear.”
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“They forced us to work in the fields from sunrise to sunset, with no rest or time for ourselves.”
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“We lived in constant fear of being caught and killed. There was no escape.”
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“They tried to erase our culture, our language, our identity. They wanted to create a new society, a communist utopia.”
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“Sometimes I wondered if death would be a relief, if it would finally bring an end to the suffering.” BAD MARRIAGE QUOTES SAYINGS
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“But deep down, I knew I had to keep fighting, keep surviving, for my family and for myself.”
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“I saw things that no child should ever see – bodies piled high, blood running in the streets.”
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“I learned to bury my emotions deep inside, to hide my pain and sorrow from the world.”
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“The Khmer Rouge believed in absolute control, in maintaining power through fear and violence.”
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“They took pleasure in our suffering, in seeing us broken and defeated.”
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“But they couldn’t break our spirit, our will to survive and fight for a better future.”
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“In the midst of darkness, I found strength and resilience.”
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“I learned to cherish the smallest joys, the brief moments of happiness amidst the chaos.”
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“We clung to hope, to the belief that one day the nightmare would end.”
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“Despite the horrors I witnessed, I still believe in the power of love and compassion.”
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“We must never forget the atrocities of the past, for it is through remembrance that we can build a better future.”
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“First They Killed My Father is a testament to the strength of the human spirit, to the resilience of the human soul.”