“To those who at one time believed that spilt blood was useless, that Moncada led to adversity and not to victory, that the Granma was useless, or that the war in the mountains was useless, we say today it is proven that the sacrifice was never useless.  Those who believe that one day all this effort, all this heroism, and all this blood will be useless should know that today more than ever before and with greater confidence than ever before we can say the sacrifice has been absolutely fruitful and absolutely useful. Those who believe that - the empire and its servile mercenaries -, are mistaken if they believe that one day the blood of the good was shed in vain. Our revolution, our people, and our party can never be underestimated!”