The best Quotes by Fidel Castro

The best Quotes by Fidel Castro

Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008.

Venezuela, given its extraordinary educational, cultural, and social developments, and its vast energy and natural resources, is called on to become a revolutionary model for the world.

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If you calculate 15 minutes a day to shave, that is 5,000 minutes a year spent shaving.

Someday, the capitalist system will disappear in the United States, because no social class system has been eternal. One day, class societies will disappear.

The equal right of all citizens to health, education, work, food, security, culture, science, and wellbeing - that is, the same rights we proclaimed when we began our struggle, in addition to those which emerge from our dreams of justice and equality for all inhabitants of our world - is what I wish for all.

A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.

I find capitalism repugnant. It is filthy, it is gross, it is alienating... because it causes war, hypocrisy and competition.

I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.

They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?

Capitalism Africa Asia Socialism

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Capitalism has worked very well. Anyone who wants to move to North Korea is welcome.

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There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

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Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank.
Give a man a bank and he can rob the world.

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We can't do anything to change the world until capitalism crumbles. In the meantime we should all go shopping to console ourselves.

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Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one who rises against them and strikes back!

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If citizens followed their leaders' example throughout history, the human race would have died out centuries ago.

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Until they became conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.

George Orwell in 1984

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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

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Venezuela needs to develop; economic growth is essential for the country after so many years of lagging behind.

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Venezuela has changed forever.

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Without a moustache, a man isn't dressed well.

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I know it's a craze in Bollywood to have six-pack abs, but here, it's not the abs or the biceps that make us feel or look macho. Down south, the moustache still works for us.

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Justice comes from vengeance but justice only breeds more vengeance.

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Do not seek revenge and call it justice.

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I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

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Words of affirmation!? I was raised by Asian parents. I've never heard one word of affirmation in my life. Their love language is verbal abuse.

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Don't stereotype Asian people. Also, there's a good chance they're doctors, so they can help you out if you are worried.

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Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind.

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The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples' money.

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