We have a long road ahead of us, we have a great task for our peoples ahead of us, in our continents, in our duties to the other peoples, and we fulfill our duty of solidarity.
"For revolutionary Cubans, to cooperate with other poor and exploited peoples has always been a political principle and a duty towards humanity."
“the sum total of intelligence and creative capacity of all can make great miracles, those miracles that can be made by man with his efforts, his courage, his tenacity, his noble sentiments and his solidarity.”
"Nessuna circostanza farà cambiare l'interesse e la volontà di Cuba nell’approfondire i legami d’amicizia e cooperazione con le fraterne nazioni dei Caraibi. Non lesineremo gli sforzi per ottenere l'integrazione regionale e l'unità dei nostri popoli.”
“One day, when the revolution is triumphant in all the rest of the countries of Latin America, we shall unite with the other peoples and we shall form a community of Latin American peoples. We need the revolution for that; we need socialism for that.”
“Let us say that, together with the desire to resolve the problems of our country, we also harbour the noble purpose of being modestly useful, in one way or another, to many people in the world who have problems that are very much like ours. Look at geography and you will see where the hunger is in the world, where there is under-nourishment and where there is poverty! […]”.
“Intelligence is the greatest treasure. The cultivated intelligence, the human capital is what makes it possible that we can speak here of thousands of doctors helping other countries”
“One has to resolutely oppose the divisive policies of imperialism in the heart of the Non-Aligned Countries. And it is necessary to seek formula, so that the benefits of this struggle may reach all under-developed countries.”
“We are fighting for the most sacred rights of the poor countries; but we are also fighting for the salvation of a First World incapable of preserving the existence of the human species, of governing itself in the midst of contradictions and self-serving interests and much less of governing the world…”
"Therefore we may say that the Vietnamese did not fight just for themselves: they fought for all the peoples of the world! They fought for the cause of freedom for humankind! They fought for the cause of socialism and communism! The men who died over there, also died for us. And humanity will eternally thank Vietnam for those services!"