Hanoi Hannah Quotes
Born: May 6, 1931
Hanoi Hannah, born Trần Thị Lệ, was the voice that echoed through the jungles of Vietnam during the war, broadcasting propaganda to American soldiers. Yet beyond her wartime persona, she evolved into an unexpected philosopher of resilience and reflection. Her legacy lies not in politics, but in the raw wisdom of survival—her words cut through conflict to reveal universal truths about human endurance, the futility of hatred, and the quiet power of understanding. Hannah’s quotes resonate because they transform the chaos of history into timeless lessons: that strength is found in stillness, and wisdom emerges from listening to both sides. She remains a haunting, poetic voice for peace amid division.
Hanoi Hannah Quotes (20)
"I am happy with what I've done."
— Hanoi Hannah"I have always compared our traditions of liberty, like those of Abraham Lincoln and Ho Chi Minh."
— Hanoi Hannah"Nothing is more confused than to be ordered into a war to die or to be maimed for life without the faintest idea of what's going on."
— Hanoi Hannah"Sometimes my colleagues joke and call me Hannah."
— Hanoi Hannah"We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to."
— Hanoi Hannah"This is the voice of Vietnam Broadcasting from Hanoi, capitol of the Democratic republic of Vietnam."
— Hanoi Hannah"Americans are xenophobic, they will believe their own people rather than the adversary, even a friendly enemy voice."
— Hanoi Hannah"American GIs don't fight this unjust immoral and illegal war of Johnson's."
— Hanoi Hannah"Our program for American GIs can be heard at 1630 hours."
— Hanoi Hannah"It wasn't a new idea. During the war against the French we had this kind of broadcast for the French soldiers."
— Hanoi Hannah"Because the GIs were sent massively to South Vietnam, maybe it's a good idea to have a broadcast for them."
— Hanoi Hannah"And we broadcast tapes sent to us from Americans against the war. These were most effective I believe."
— Hanoi Hannah"We advised them to do what they think proper against the war."
— Hanoi Hannah"I put my heart in my work."
— Hanoi Hannah"And we also read Newsweek, Time and several newspapers."
— Hanoi Hannah"Well, we think the broadcasts did have some effect, because we see the antiwar movement in the U.S. building up, growing and so we think that our broadcast is a support to this antiwar movement."
— Hanoi Hannah"There's a policy now of opening the doors to the outside world."
— Hanoi Hannah"Because our fight has been for such a long time we are isolated from the world, even after reconstruction we don't have much attention from people outside."
— Hanoi Hannah"I would like to see America some day."
— Hanoi Hannah"I had to do something for the country."
— Hanoi Hannah