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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.

Fidel Castro

There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.
FIDEL CASTRO

Communism Economy Planning Representation
This country is heaven, in the spiritual sense of the word. And I say, we prefer to die in heaven than survive in hell.
FIDEL CASTRO

Country Heaven Hell Sense Spiritual Survive
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.
FIDEL CASTRO

Attachment Death Feeling Myself Responsibility
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 CASTRO

Hungry Ignorance Wealth Weapon
We do not deny the possibility of peaceful political transition, but we are still awaiting the first case.
FIDEL CASTRO

Peace Possible Transition
U.S. leaders should think that if they are aiding terrorist plans to eliminate Cuban leaders, they themselves will not be safe.
FIDEL CASTRO

Leadership Safety Thinking
Repetition is a revolutionary virtue.
FIDEL CASTRO

Repeat Revolution Virtue
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 CASTRO

Assurance Drive Government Interest Myself Personal Politics
If Mr. Kennedy does not like Socialism, we do not like imperialism. We do not like Capitalism.
FIDEL CASTRO

Capitalism Imperialism Socialism
A smart policy should be one that tends to receive the capitals, pays the price for that capital – which is the interest – returns the capital and in the end the factories, the industries, are left to remain in the country.
FIDEL CASTRO

Country End Factory Industry Interest Policy Price Smart
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.
FIDEL CASTRO

People Plain Possible Strong
Democracy’s my idea. I do not agree with communists, my acts prove. Free press in Cuba – free ideas, freedom religion belief.
FIDEL CASTRO

Agreement Belief Communalism Democracy Freedom Ideas Religion
In the Third World, there are 1.3 billion poor people. In other words, one out of every three inhabitants lives in poverty.
FIDEL CASTRO

Anand Thakur
We are not politicians. We made our revolution to get the politicians out.
FIDEL CASTRO

Ourselves Politician Politics
The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet.
FIDEL CASTRO

Cleaning Growth Material Planet Resource Society
A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past.
FIDEL CASTRO

Bed Past Revolution Rose Struggle

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