Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who governed the Republic of Cuba as Prime Minister from 1959 to 1976 and then as President from 1976 to 2008.
Under his influence, Cuba transformed into a single party socialist state. Castro imparted Marxist-Leninist ideologies in various political, industrial and economic reforms in the country. Fidel Castro single-handedly transformed a small Caribbean island tagged as the ‘banana republic’ into a global force of reckoning. As a result, he became a towering and iconic figure in Cuba. There is a school of thought which terms Castro as a power-mad dictator, while others claim him to be the champion of people. His leadership style is often compared with the likes of totalitarian leaders such as Mussolini, Stalin, and Hitler. Here are some of the most eloquent quotes from this celebrated leader from Central America, giving us an insight on his life, thoughts, and work. Presenting the most famous quotations and thoughts by Fidel Castro.
Here is a selection of some classic QUOTES:-
1.ON PREPARING YOURSELF TO FACE THE EVILS OF THE SOCIETY
“Each one of you must go ready to face aggression, harassment, blackmail attempts and bribery.”
2.ON THE IGNORANCE OF JOHN F. KENNEDY
“Were Kennedy not a millionaire, illiterate and ignorant, then he would obviously understand that you cannot revolt against the peasants.”
3.ON THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
“[The Kremlin] should launch a pre-emptive strike against the US”
4.ON CAPITALISM
“Capitalism has neither the capacity, nor the morality, nor the ethics to solve the problems of poverty.”
5.ON COLD WAR
“The Cold War is over, but the arms race goes on and nuclear and military hegemonism perpetuates themselves. How long shall we wait for the total removal of all weapons of mass extermination… in international relations?”
6.ON TERRORIST ACTS
“This terrorist act caused terrible damage to the revolutionary movement.”
7.ON DEMOCRACY
“You cannot utter the word democracy, because, among other reasons, everyone in the world knows your ascent to the US presidency was a fraud.”
8.ON THE UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION
“The current US administration has utterly failed in its efforts to isolate and stifle Cuba economically. But it does not accept this failure, and grows dangerously desperate.”
9.ON GEORGE BUSH
“There’s no need for other media outlets to report on the address by the president of the United States; just let Bush do the talking. For a country that can read, write and think, no one can make a more eloquent criticism of the empire than Bush himself.'”
