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.
FIDEL CASTROI am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba.
More Fidel Castro Quotes
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Nowhere in the world, in no act of genocide, in no war, are so many people killed per minute, per hour and per day as those who are killed by hunger and poverty on our planet.
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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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It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and a plan of action.
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All criticism is opposition. All opposition is counter-revolutionary.
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There is nothing more agreeable than having a place where one can throw on the floor as many cigar butts as one pleases without the subconscious fear of a maid who is waiting like a sentinel to place an ashtray where the ashes are going to fall.
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In the Third World, there are 1.3 billion poor people. In other words, one out of every three inhabitants lives in poverty.
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The Alliance for Progress is an alliance between one millionaire and many beggars.
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The revolution has no time for elections. There is no more democratic government in Latin America than the revolutionary government.
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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 Mr. Kennedy does not like Socialism, we do not like imperialism. We do not like Capitalism.
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We must establish a new world order based on justice, on equity, and on peace.
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This country is heaven, in the spiritual sense of the word. And I say, we prefer to die in heaven than survive in hell.
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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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The universities are available only to those who share my revolutionary beliefs.
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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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