... If Mr. Kennedy does not like Socialism, we do not like imperialism. We do not like Capitalism. Fidel Castro More Quotes by Fidel Castro More Quotes From Fidel Castro Everyone is a poet at 16, but how many are poets at 50? Generally, people seem to get more conservative as they age, but in my case, I seem to have gotten more radical. Fidel Castro conservative age people Were Kennedy not a millionaire, illiterate and ignorant, then he would obviously understand that you cannot revolt against the peasants. Fidel Castro peasants millionaire ignorant There is no more democratic government than a revolutionary government. Fidel Castro democratic revolutionary government I am not a dictator, and I do not think I will become one. I will not maintain power with a machine gun. Fidel Castro gun war thinking The revenues of Cuban state-run companies are used exclusively for the benefit of the people, to whom they belong. Fidel Castro nerd running people I can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country. This is not a personal matter. We are not people driven by a wish to be in the government since [it] is for us the least attractive work, even though we are politicians. Fidel Castro government country people If someone is responsible, it's me. Fidel Castro responsible ifs North Americans don't understand... that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity. Fidel Castro cuba humanity country Repetition is a revolutionary virtue. Fidel Castro repetition virtue revolutionary We are going to give a little something, a few little years more, to socialism, because socialism is defunct. It dies all by itself. The bad thing is that socialism, being a victim of its... Did I say socialism? Fidel Castro littles giving years Nothing in the world is irreversible, not even capitalism. Fidel Castro irreversible capitalism world I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement, but we do not have to say that we are anticommunists just to fawn on foreign powers. Fidel Castro fawns movement war The societies of consumption and squandering of material resources are incompatible with the idea of economic growth and a clean planet. Fidel Castro environmental growth ideas The Cuban model doesn't even work for us anymore. Fidel Castro cuban models Sovereignty is not negotiated in exchange for anything; to maintain the achievements of the revolution does not depend on a foreign power. Fidel Castro achievement revolution doe In the Third World, there are 1.3 billion poor people. In other words, one out of every three inhabitants lives in poverty. Fidel Castro three people world Revolutionaries must proclaim their ideas courageously ... and express their intentions so that no one is deceived. Fidel Castro intention revolutionary ideas I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement. Fidel Castro communist revolutionary movement If we had paused to tell the people that we were Marxist-Leninists while we were on Pico Turquino and not yet strong, it is possible that we would never have been able to descend to the plains. Fidel Castro able strong people I promise all Cuban mothers that I will never will make them weep. Fidel Castro i-promise mother promise
