"A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past."
Fidel Castro"Homeland or death! Socialism or death! We shall overcome!"
Fidel Castro"The equal right of all citizens to health, education, work, food, security, culture, science, and wellbeing - that is, the same rights we proclaimed when we began our struggle, in addition to those which emerge from our dreams of justice and equality for all inhabitants of our world - is what I wish for all."
Fidel Castro"They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?"
Fidel Castro"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."
Fidel Castro"Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour."
Fidel Castro"The fact is, when men carry the same ideals in their hearts, nothing can isolate them - neither prison walls nor the sod of cemeteries. For a single memory, a single spirit, a single idea, a single conscience, a single dignity will sustain them all."
Fidel Castro"Defending peace is the duty of all."
Fidel Castro"The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters."
Fidel Castro"The revenues of Cuban state-run companies are used exclusively for the benefit of the people, to whom they belong."
Fidel Castro"The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty."
Fidel Castro"I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition."
Fidel Castro