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Vietnamese Independence and the Declaration of Independence
with Andrew Sola and Prof. Peter Zinoman (UCal-Berkeley)
"'All men are created equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.' This immortal statement was made in the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America in 1776. In a broader sense, this means: All the peoples on the earth are equal from birth, all the peoples have a right to live, to be happy and free." Ho Chi Minh, 2 September 1945
Today we explore the influence of the American Declaration of Independence on Vietnamese…
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