The ever more sophisticated weapons piling up in the arsenals of the wealthiest and the mightiest can kill the illiterate, the ill, the poor and the hungry but they cannot kill ignorance, illnesses, poverty or hunger.
FIDEL CASTROIf people call me Christian, not from the standpoint of religion but from the standpoint of social vision, I declare that I am a Christian.
More Fidel Castro Quotes
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I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition.
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Revolutionaries must proclaim their ideas courageously … and express their intentions so that no one is deceived.
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Quality of life lies in knowledge, in culture. Values are what constitute true quality of life, the supreme quality of life, even above food, shelter and clothing.
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I don’t think anyone has been slandered more than the Jews.
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I can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country. This is not a personal matter. We are not people driven by a wish to be in the government since it is for us the least attractive work, even though we are politicians.
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There are enough doctors on the planet so that nobody has to die for lack of attendance.
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The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
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I don’t think anyone has been slandered more than the Jews. I would say much more than the Muslims. They have been slandered much more than the Muslims because they are blamed and slandered for everything. No one blames the Muslims for anything.
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There is talk of the failure of socialism, and where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia, and in Latin America?
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If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal.
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I have reached the conclusion, a bit late perhaps, that speeches should be short.
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Good athletes do not know what tiredness is. They do not know what discouragement is. Good athletes only know what victory is.
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A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past.
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I am not a dictator, and I do not think I will become one. I will not maintain power with a machine gun.
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All criticism is opposition. All opposition is counter-revolutionary.
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