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“The path of nations toward socialism is the common path of the era and of history; no one can block it.”
This statement is excerpted from a speech delivered by President Ho Chi Minh at a banquet hosted by President Zápotocký of the Czechoslovak Republic on July 20, 1957, during his visit and working trip to that friendly nation. This was a period when our entire Party, people, and army were simultaneously carrying out two revolutionary strategies: building socialism in the North and steadfastly implementing the Geneva Accords to reunify the Fatherland through peaceful means.
On one hand, Ho Chi Minh affirmed that the path toward socialism represents the truth of the era; despite any hardships or challenges, it is undeniably an inevitable law of human societal development. On the other hand, this also affirmed the correctness and creativity of the Communist Party of Vietnam in charting the course for building socialism in the country. Speaking on behalf of the Vietnamese people and Government, Uncle Ho expressed confidence in and admiration for the revolutionary achievements attained by the people and Government of fraternal Czechoslovakia, while affirming the pure spirit of international solidarity between the two peoples as they advance together along the path to socialism.
Uncle Ho’s teachings serve as a vital foundation for the Party to study, apply, and further develop its national construction platform, define the two strategic tasks of the Vietnamese revolution, and advance national development amidst a volatile global landscape—particularly during the late 20th century, when the Soviet Union and Eastern European socialist nations faced decline, and in the face of fierce sabotage by hostile forces employing strategies of "peaceful evolution" and "subversive riots" to incite "self-evolution" and "self-transformation" from within. The significant initial achievements of over three decades of Renewal under the Party’s leadership further illuminate the scientific and revolutionary basis of Marxism-Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thought, while affirming that the steadfast stance of our Party, State, and people is both correct and consistent with objective laws.
Founded, led, and forged by our Party and President Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnam People's Army—fully grasping Uncle Ho’s teachings—maintains absolute confidence in the Party's leadership and remains steadfast in its combat goals and ideals. Its officers and soldiers uphold a spirit of enduring hardship and sacrifice, standing ready to accept and excellently fulfill every assigned mission. Under all circumstances, they resolutely and persistently struggle to firmly safeguard the Fatherland's independence, sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, as well as to protect the Party, the State, the people, and the socialist regime, while wholeheartedly serving the Fatherland and the people. They firmly defend the Party's lines and viewpoints and the State's policies and laws; they clearly distinguish right from wrong and remain unwavering in the face of negative influences, difficulties, or dangers, thereby proving themselves worthy of the noble title "Uncle Ho's Soldiers" and serving as a reliable pillar for the Party, the State, and the people.
Source: QT