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“When I speak of internal threats, I am only thinking about social or moral dangers than could affect our people and jeopardize their safety, education or health. It is well known how hard we have fought against the habit of smoking, and how it has been greatly reduced. We are similarly fighting against alcohol abuse, or the unfortunate practice of its consumption during pregnancy, which can lead to the birth of children with mental retardation or other serious physical disabilities”.

References to the original: Speech on the current world crisis, on the occasion of his inauguration as President of the Republic of Cuba, Havana, March 6, 2003

"The singing of the anthem on that October 20 came at the same time as the feat of arms with which the Revolution achieved its first and most important victory over Spanish colonial troops. Bayamo’s surrender and Céspedes’ victorious entry marked the culmination of the act of rebellion begun on October 10 in La Demajagua sugar plantation which marked an turning point in the country’s history and gave birth, over the rubble of the first colonial redoubts, to the Cuban nation".

References to the original: Speech given at the graduation ceremony of the Schools for Art Instructors in "Ernesto Che Guevara" Square, October 20, 2004

"This country can self-destruct; this Revolution can destroy itself, but they can never destroy us; we can destroy ourselves, and it would be our fault".

References to the original: Speech delivered by Dr. Fidel Castro Ruz, President of the Republic of Cuba, at the Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of his admission to University of Havana, in the Aula Magna of the University of Havana, November 17, 2005

"Cuba’s attitude, and its response to the empire’s provocations, will be entirely peaceful, but we shall strike back with all the strength of our moral fortitude and we shall persist in our determination to fight to the death, against whatever act of belligerence of the restless and brutal empire that threatens us. Let no one for a minute forget the oath of Maceo, our Bronze Titan, when he said that whosoever attempts to take possession of Cuba shall conquer but the blood-soaked ground beneath his feet, if he does not first perish in battle".

References to the original: President Fidel Castro’s closing remarks, during his special television appearance on January 22, 2006

We should be more rational than ever and fight wastage, vagrancy and complacency. We should be absolutely honest avoiding demagoguery or compromising with weakness or opportunism.  The revolutionary militants should set an example. They should give and receive confidence. They should give everything for the people, even their lives if need be.

References to the original: BESIEGED BY HURRICANES, September 7, 2008

“Our revolution could present itself in the world as a model for revolutions; the gentlemanly behaviour of the Rebel Army in regards to the enemy had no precedents in the history of revolutions and wars.” 

Speech at the massive people’s demonstration at the Presidential Palace. January 21, 1959.

References to the original: Discurso pronunciado en la Magna Concentración Popular, en el Palacio Presidencial, el 21 de enero de 1959.

"(...) Nicolás Maduro, a man of the working class, modest, honorable and poor, who never aspired to any position whatsoever, and who is now devoting himself to fulfilling the responsibility placed in his hands by the unforgettable Hugo Chávez, leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, when fate prevented him from continuing to dedicate every minute, every second to what today constitutes humanity’s noblest dream".

References to the original: Letter from Fidel to Daniel Ortega