I have not seen the Himalayas. But I have seen Sheikh Mujib. In personality and in courage, this man is the Himalayas. I have thus had the experience of witnessing the Himalayas. Fidel Castro More Quotes by Fidel Castro More Quotes From Fidel Castro There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy. Fidel Castro democracy communism justice All criticism is opposition. All opposition is counter-revolutionary. Fidel Castro opposition revolutionary criticism The universities are available only to those who share my revolutionary beliefs. Fidel Castro revolutionary belief college There are enough doctors on the planet so that nobody has to die for lack of attendance. Fidel Castro doctors care enough I propose the immediate launching of a nuclear strike on the United States. The Cuban people are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the cause of the destruction of imperialism and the victory of world revolution. Fidel Castro victory sacrifice people If religious feeling is put in opposition to social change, then it does become an opium, but if it is joined to the struggle for social change then it is a wonderful medicine. Fidel Castro medicine religious struggle Whoever hesitates while waiting for ideas to triumph among the masses before initiating revolutionary action will never be a revolutionary... Humanity will, of course, change; human society will, of course, continue to develop - in spite of men and the errors of men. But that is not a revolutionary attitude. Fidel Castro errors attitude men I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba. Fidel Castro cuban-revolution castro cuba I don't think that the contradictions between capitalism and socialism can be resolved by war. This is no longer the age of the bow and arrow. It's the nuclear age, and war can annihilate us all. The only way to achieve solutions seems to be for the different social systems to coexist. Fidel Castro arrows war thinking Fellow workers and peasants, this is the socialist and democratic revolution of the working people, with the working people, and for the working people. And for this revolution of the working people, by the working people, and for the working people we are prepared to give our lives. Fidel Castro revolution giving people No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists! This time the revolution is for real! Fidel Castro thieves fake-people real I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ. Fidel Castro saws ideas jesus My idea, as the whole world knows, is that the capitalist system now doesn't work either for the United States or the world, driving it from crisis to crisis, which are each time more serious. Fidel Castro united-states world ideas The truth is that after several decades of neoliberalism, the rich are becoming increasingly richer while the poor are both more numerous and increasingly poorer. Fidel Castro neoliberalism rich becoming I would not vote for the mayor. It's not just because he didn't invite me to dinner, but because on my way into town from the airport there were such enormous potholes. Fidel Castro dinner airports way Warfare is a means and not an end. Warfare is a tool of revolutionaries. The important thing is the revolution. The important thing is the revolutionary cause, revolutionary ideas, revolutionary objectives, revolutionary sentiments, revolutionary virtues! Fidel Castro important mean ideas On birthdays I avoid taking hasty or impulsive measures. Fidel Castro impulsive hasty You Americans keep saying that Cuba is ninety miles from the United States. I say that the United States is ninety miles from Cuba and for us, that is worse. Fidel Castro ninety cuba united-states Cuba has the cleanest and most-educated prostitutes in the world. Fidel Castro cuba educated world Forgive me for using the term 'fat little brother'. It is not a criticism, rather a suggestion that he do some exercises and go on a diet, don't you think? I'm doing this for the gentleman's health. Fidel Castro brother exercise thinking