Citas

"(...) that everything that today contributes to underdevelopment and poverty is tantamount to a flagrant attack on the ecology. As a result, tens of millions of men, women and children perish every year in the Third World, far more than in each of the two world wars. The unequal terms of trade, protectionism and the foreign debt are also an assault on the ecology and facilitate the destruction of the environment".

References to the original: SPEECH GIVEN BY COMANDER IN CHIEF AT THE UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, June 12, 1992

 
"Nothing is as devastating as the damage and destruction left behind by a hurricane. Hundreds of thousands of compatriots mobilize and work very hard during the passing of the hurricane and afterwards during the recovery stage.  Reserves are reduced or depleted.  Today, more than ever, the damages caused on food supplies are costly and significant.  But this is our country; this is our rightful place in this planet, and we have to develop and defend it".

References to the original: THE HURRICANE

"There is reason to assert that a hurricane can display a great energy, perhaps equaling thousands of nuclear weapons".

References to the original: A nuclear strike, September 2, 2008

"At this moment we are besieged by hurricanes. 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

"The Civil Defense did not miss a second. Comrades in positions of responsibilities in both the Party and the Government have been visiting every place. The cadres should demand discipline, withhold their emotions and exercise their authority. The responsibility for information falls on our media: television, radio and printed press".

References to the original: Besieged by hurricanes, September 7, 2008

"Nature dealt us a heavy blow but it is encouraging to know that our struggle will continue steadily and restlessly".

References to the original: Playing the good guy role at our expense?, September 16, 2008

"It is now, in the aftermath of the recent and demolishing blow dealt by the hurricanes, when we must show what we are capable of.".

References to the original: Vices and virtues, September 19, 2008