We do not deny the possibility of peaceful political transition, but we are still awaiting the first case.
FIDEL CASTROThere is no more democratic government than a revolutionary government.
More Fidel Castro Quotes
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If we had paused to tell the people that we were Marxist-Leninists while we were on Pico Turquino and not yet strong, it is possible that we would never have been able to descend to the plains.
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One of the greatest benefits of the revolution is that even our prostitutes are college graduates.
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I am not a follower of Moscow, but its victim.
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Were Kennedy not a millionaire, illiterate and ignorant, then he would obviously understand that you cannot revolt against the peasants.
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I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ.
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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.
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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.
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The duty of every revolutionary is to make revolution.
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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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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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If people call me Christian, not from the standpoint of religion but from the standpoint of social vision, I declare that I am a Christian.
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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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The Alliance for Progress is an alliance between one millionaire and many beggars.
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No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists! This time the revolution is for real!
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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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