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A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past.

Fidel Castro

I have reached the conclusion, a bit late perhaps, that speeches should be short.
FIDEL CASTRO

Myself Reach Short Speech Talk
There is nothing that compares to the Holocaust.
FIDEL CASTRO

Compare Tragedy
If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal.
FIDEL CASTRO

Assassination Gold Medal Myself Survive
If religious feeling is put in opposition to social change, then it does become an opium, but if it is joined to the struggle for social change then it is a wonderful medicine.
FIDEL CASTRO

Change Medicine Religious Social Wonderful
The existing world economic order constitutes a system of plundering and exploitation like no other in history.
FIDEL CASTRO

Constitute Existence History World
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
We do not deny the possibility of peaceful political transition, but we are still awaiting the first case.
FIDEL CASTRO

Peace Possible Transition
We have a theoretical concept of the Revolution which is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.
FIDEL CASTRO

Exploit Revolution Theory
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.
FIDEL CASTRO

Agreement Fall Fear Throw
I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement.
FIDEL CASTRO

Communist Moments Myself Revolution
I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.
FIDEL CASTRO

Life Live Man Moments Thinking Weakness
We must establish a new world order based on justice, on equity, and on peace.
FIDEL CASTRO

Equity Establishment Order Peace World
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
I promise all Cuban mothers that I will never will make them weep.
FIDEL CASTRO

Cry Mom Promise
Sovereignty is not negotiated in exchange for anything; to maintain the achievements of the revolution does not depend on a foreign power.
FIDEL CASTRO

exchange Maintain Negotiate Power
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.
FIDEL CASTRO

Clothing Culture Food Knowledge Life

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