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Quotes by Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro, born on August 13, 1926, in Birán, Cuba, was a revolutionary leader whose influence shaped the course of 20th-century history. As the architect of the Cuban Revolution, he overthrew the Batista regime in 1959 and established a one-party socialist state that endured for nearly five decades. Castro's policies and defiance against U.S. influence made him a symbol of resistance for many, while also garnering criticism for his authoritarian rule. His legacy remains complex, embodying both revolutionary zeal and controversial governance.
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"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?"
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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."
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"The revenues of Cuban state-run companies are used exclusively for the benefit of the people, to whom they belong."
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"I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition."
Fidel Castro"At the age of 6, a teacher full of ambitions, who taught in the small public school of Biran, convinced my family that I should travel to Santiago de Cuba to accompany my older sister who would enter a highly prestigious convent school. Including me was a skill of that very teacher from the little school in Biran."
Fidel Castro"Even Gaddafi's adversaries assure us that he stood out for his intelligence as a student; he was expelled from high-school for his anti-monarchic activities. He managed to enroll in another high-school and later graduated in law at the University of Benghazi at the age of 21."
Fidel Castro"Peoples do not defy repression and death, nor do they remain for nights on end protesting energetically, just because of merely formal matters."
Fidel Castro"The death of Abdel Nasser on September 28, 1970, was an irreversible setback for Egypt."
Fidel Castro"Although we resolutely supported the armed struggle against Batista's tyranny, we were, on principle, opposed to any terrorist action that could cause the death of innocent people."
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