Patriotism has united our entire people under the banner of the struggle for national independence, freedom and reunification to wash the shames of foreign domination and the pain of the country division.
Today, it is patriotism that brings together and encourages each and every Vietnamese of all ethnic groups, social strata and generations across the country and overseas to maximize their capabilities and intellectual to create wealth for themselves and the nation in the determination to escape the shames of poverty and danger of lagging further behind.

Vietnam's mountains and rivers belong to Vietnamese, who have the same Ancestors and root. Building the country is an obligation for each and every Vietnamese. Any Vietnamese, wherever he is and whatever his past is, deserves a rightful place in the broad solidarity of the people, provided that they make joint efforts to build Vietnam into a peaceful, reunified, independent, democratic, rich and strong country...

Prime Minister Phan Van Khai - Hanoi, April 29, 2000