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138 Most Memorable Quotes By Fidel Castro

Famous As: Former Prime Minister of Cuba
Born On: August 13, 1926
Died On: November 26, 2016
Born In: Birán, Cuba
Died At Age: 90
Fidel Castro was the Prime Minister and President of Republic of Cuba, who ruled the country for more than three decades. Under his influence, Cuba transformed into a single party socialist state. Castro imparted Marxist-Leninist ideologies in various political, industrial and economical 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.
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A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past.

A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past.

Fidel Castro
I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.

I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.

Fidel Castro
How can we help President Obama?

How can we help President Obama?

Fidel Castro
Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.

Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.

Fidel Castro
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.

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
I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba.

I am Fidel Castro and we have come to liberate Cuba.

Fidel Castro
Something must be done to save humanity! A better world is possible!

Something must be done to save humanity! A better world is possible!

Fidel Castro
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.

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.

Fidel Castro
Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour.

Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour.

Fidel Castro
Nothing in the world is irreversible, not even capitalism.

Nothing in the world is irreversible, not even capitalism.

Fidel Castro

The Soviet Union, the socialist camp, the People's Republic of China, and North Korea helped us resist, with essential supplies and weapons, the implacable blockade of the United States, the most powerful empire ever to exist.

Fidel Castro
None of us has any personal interest above the interests of the country. Our country is more important than our careers.

None of us has any personal interest above the interests of the country. Our country is more important than our careers.

Fidel Castro
The people of Egypt are an intelligent people with a glorious history who left their mark on civilization.

The people of Egypt are an intelligent people with a glorious history who left their mark on civilization.

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The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.

The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.

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

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

Fidel Castro
Religious faith, like political belief, should be based on reasoning, on the development of thought and feelings. The two things are inseparable.

Religious faith, like political belief, should be based on reasoning, on the development of thought and feelings. The two things are inseparable.

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There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.

There is not Communism or Marxism, but representative democracy and social justice in a well-planned economy.

Fidel Castro
The Arab population of Palestine are victims of genocidal actions; their lands are confiscated or deprived of water supplies in the semi-desert areas, and their homes are destroyed with heavy wrecking equipment.

The Arab population of Palestine are victims of genocidal actions; their lands are confiscated or deprived of water supplies in the semi-desert areas, and their homes are destroyed with heavy wrecking equipment.

Fidel Castro

We have always been prepared to negotiate with the U.S. government everything that has to do with bilateral relations, on a basis of the strictest mutual respect for the sovereign rights of each country. We will never try to ask the government of the United States to change its economic and political system.

Fidel Castro
I was not the son of a worker or lacking in material or social resources for a relatively comfortable existence; I could say I miraculously escaped wealth.

I was not the son of a worker or lacking in material or social resources for a relatively comfortable existence; I could say I miraculously escaped wealth.

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North Americans don't understand... that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity.

North Americans don't understand... that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity.

Fidel Castro

There is plenty of building material and more than enough manpower to make a decent home for every Cuban. But if we continue to wait for the golden calf, a thousand years will have gone by, and the problem will remain the same.

Fidel Castro

Reactionaries often describe both Marx and Lenin as theorists, without taking into consideration that their utopias inspired Russia and China - the two countries called upon to lead a new world which will allow for human survival if imperialism does not first unleash a criminal, exterminating war.

Fidel Castro
Nature teaches us that tens of billions of light years may have passed, and life in all of its expressions has always been subjected to an incredible combination of matter and radiation.

Nature teaches us that tens of billions of light years may have passed, and life in all of its expressions has always been subjected to an incredible combination of matter and radiation.

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I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement.

I am not a communist and neither is the revolutionary movement.

Fidel Castro
At times, I've referred to Christ's miracles, and have said, 'Well, Christ multiplied the fish and the loaves to feed the people. That is precisely what we want to do with the Revolution and socialism.'

At times, I've referred to Christ's miracles, and have said, 'Well, Christ multiplied the fish and the loaves to feed the people. That is precisely what we want to do with the Revolution and socialism.'

Fidel Castro
Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me.

Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me.

Fidel Castro

Even Gaddafi's adversaries assure us that he stood out for his intelligence as a student; he was expelled from high-school for his anti-monarchic activities. He managed to enroll in another high-school and later graduated in law at the University of Benghazi at the age of 21.

Fidel Castro
Following the missile crisis, detente started to gain ground between the United States and the Soviet Union, so the international political climate improved after that.

Following the missile crisis, detente started to gain ground between the United States and the Soviet Union, so the international political climate improved after that.

Fidel Castro
We do not exploit our dolphins for profit.

We do not exploit our dolphins for profit.

Fidel Castro