Citas

“If we are to speak about ideology, let us speak about the ideology of saving the world; not later, but as soon as possible. Let's try to save it and improve it as of now. After we have saved it, we will be able to improve it even more.”

References to the original: Master lecture delivered at the autonomous university of Santo Domingo, August 24, 1998

... Human beings are capable of conceiving the noblest of ideas, of holding the most generous feelings and, convinced that by overcoming the powerful instincts with which nature has imbued them, they can give their lives for what they feel and believe in. This has been proven often times throughout history.

References to the original: Speech given at the opening of the High-level Segment of the Sixth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought. Havana, Cuba, 1st September 2003

“We do not fear dialogue; we do not need to invent enemies; we do not fear the debate of ideas; we believe in our convictions and with them we have known how to defend and continue defending our homeland”.

References to the original:
"Perhaps the main error of idealism that was committed, was to think that in the world there was a determinate amount of justice and respect for the rights of peoples when, certainly, it didn’t exist at all.  Nevertheless, the decision to fight wouldn’t depend on this."
References to the original: THE TIME HAS COME TO DO SOMETHING , January 19, 2011.