I do not conceive of any manifestation of culture, of science, of art, as purposes in themselves. I think the purpose of science and culture is man.
FIDEL CASTRODemocracy’s my idea. I do not agree with communists, my acts prove. Free press in Cuba – free ideas, freedom religion belief.
More Fidel Castro Quotes
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The revenues of Cuban state-run companies are used exclusively for the benefit of the people, to whom they belong.
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There is nothing that compares to the Holocaust.
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I believe that all of us ought to retire relatively young.
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I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.
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One of the greatest benefits of the revolution is that even our prostitutes are college graduates.
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Sovereignty is not negotiated in exchange for anything; to maintain the achievements of the revolution does not depend on a foreign power.
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I’m not attached to anything. I’m attached to what it feels it’s my duty, to do my duty. I think that I will die with the boots on.
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The first thing dictators do is finish free press, to establish censorship. There is no doubt that a free press is the first enemy of dictatorship.
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The duty of every revolutionary is to make revolution.
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If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal.
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Forgive me for using the term ‘fat little brother’. It is not a criticism, rather a suggestion that he do some exercises and go on a diet, don’t you think? I’m doing this for the gentleman’s health.
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We have a theoretical concept of the Revolution which is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.
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Everyone is a poet at 16, but how many are poets at 50? Generally, people seem to get more conservative as they age, but in my case, I seem to have gotten more radical.
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On birthdays I avoid taking hasty or impulsive measures.
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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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