Citas

“The Revolution means: true justice that allows men to acquire knowledge that serves for working for the benefit of others”.

References to the original: Speech delivered at the ceremony for the constitution of the construction workers’ Committee for the Defense of the Revolution at the metropolitan public works district

"Because what the imperialists cannot forgive us for is that, we are here. What the imperialists cannot forgive us for is the dignity, the integrity, the courage, the firmness of ideas, the spirit of sacrifice, and the revolutionary spirit of the people of Cuba".

References to the original: Speech delivered by Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz at the funeral for the victims of the bombings to different airports of the republic held at the intersection of the Avenues 23rd and 12 in Havana across the Colon cemetery, on April 16, 1961
“We are fighting in the defence of the sacred Homeland and the Revolution, against the mercenary attack organized by the imperialist government of the United States.”
References to the original: Communiqué No. 1 (about the attack on Cuba by the mercenaries organized by the U.S. government), Abril 17, 1961

“Whatever our deeds could have been, no matter how meritorious they may seem, we must start by placing ourselves in an honest standpoint of not assuming we have comprehended everything that is to be learned, of not assuming that our points of view are infallible, and that all those who do not think exactly the same way are mistaken.”

References to the original: Speech delivered as closing remarks for the meetings with Cuban intellectuals held at the National Library, June 30, 1961
“The strength of this Revolution, the strength of this revolutionary army was built upon the sacrifice of many comrades, was built upon the lives of those who died defending this cause. Thanks to those brave men, thanks to those men that sacrificed themselves, thanks to those who were willing to sacrifice themselves, thanks to the brave men who, whether they died or not, fought with determination, we have been able to create this force that is now the defending force of the homeland, that is now the shield of the Revolution, the shield of the working class, the shield of our peasants, the shield of our rights, the shield of our achievements.”
References to the original: Speech at the graduation of the Osvaldo Sánchez Revolutionary Instructors in Havana, 20 September 1961

“A Revolution educates, a Revolution fights ignorance and the lack of culture because ignorance and the lack of culture are the pillars sustaining the entire structure of lies, the entire structure of poverty, the entire structure of exploitation.”

References to the original: Speech made at the central park of Melena del Sur, First Illiteracy-Free Muncipality, November 8, 1961

“Cuba would not be where it is today, nor would our homeland occupy the place it does today in the minds of the other peoples of the world, if behind the homeland, if behind the sovereign flag of the homeland, if this people were not behind the Revolution, if this people were not behind the Revolution.”

References to the original: Remarks at the Second National Assembly of the People of Cuba held at the Revolution Square, February 4, 1962