Citas

“It is also said that the West has created a civilization inspired by Christian values.  Indeed, this is said of the West that has been responsible for so many wars and so many tragedies for humanity, of so much misery and so much poverty in the world, of so many conquests and so many colonies, of so much under-development which today plagues the Earth.” 

 

References to the original: Speech given at the funeral for the combatant Rolando Pérez Quintosa at the Colón Cemetery. February 17, 1992
“What would be the meaning of our lives and the future of our people without socialism and without the Revolution? We are defending the Cuban nation, we are defending national independence.”
References to the original: Speech made during the 12th Session of the National Assembly of People’s Power.
“When the socialist bloc collapsed and fell apart, we were able to stay steady and carry on; we raised our flags, we didn’t put them away, we didn’t give them up, and we are prepared to go on fighting until victory is reached.”
References to the original: Speech given at the meeting for the provincial candidates, deputies and delegates of the Peoples’ Power in the City of Havana. February 6, 1993
"[...…]from the knowledge we have of the history of humankind and of the history of revolutions,  there has been no  revolution more human or transparent than the Cuban Revolution. "Our enemies have not been able to destroy that truth despite their giant and immense publicity apparatus."   
References to the original: Speech given at the closing ceremony of the Fifth Congress of the Federation of University Students (FEU), March 25, 1995
“[…] we must remember that on this day, on an afternoon such as this, the socialist nature of the Revolution was proclaimed. That, we could say, was the first great salvo fired in response to the aggression.”
References to the original: Keynote speech at the Thirty-fifth Anniversary celebrations for the Bay of Pigs Victory, held in Matanzas, April 16, 1996

“If our land did not have sufficient honor and glory, as it has conquered during such a long time, this honor and glory of having fought […] against that mighty  empire would suffice, and the fact that our Revolution is still here and it will continue to be, upright and invincible.”

References to the original: Speech made at the closing session of the Communist Party Provincial Assembly in Havana City, November 23, 1996

“Saving Old Havana, which they were already completely destroying, but which the world now admires as the Heritage of Humanity, all that architecture that has incalculable value, protected, where they were already starting to make heliports and tall buildings. If the Revolution had been delayed a few more years, nothing would remain of Old Havana, which is now not only a cultural center admired by the world but even a center of wealth and income for the country. There isn't a citizen who comes to the capital who doesn't want to go to visit Old Havana, which has been preserved by the Revolution”.

References to the original: SPEECH IN THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE FIRST NATIONAL MEETING OF CHAIRPERSONS OF THE CREDIT AND SERVICE COOPERATIVES. International Conference Center, Havana. 3 June 1998