"The Party is our fundamental instrument, par excellence, of the Revolution and of the construction of socialism. It is an historic and extraordinarily difficult task because socialism had to be constructed under the conditions that our country has had to face."
Quotes
“How well we know the Yankees! Had we given way one single time to the demands of the imperialists, the Cuban Revolution would not exist. What has held the imperialists back is the heroism of our people, the price they know they have to pay for an aggression on our country.”
„This Revolution is the Revolution of our people; it is the Revolution of our youth; it is the Revolution of our students. Together we achieved it. Together we defend it. We are one and the same thing and we cannot ever stop being that.“
“It is also said that the West has created a civilization inspired by Christian values. Indeed, this is said of the West that has been responsible for so many wars and so many tragedies for humanity, of so much misery and so much poverty in the world, of so many conquests and so many colonies, of so much under-development which today plagues the Earth.”
“What would be the meaning of our lives and the future of our people without socialism and without the Revolution? We are defending the Cuban nation, we are defending national independence.”
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]from the knowledge we have of the history of humankind and of the history of revolutions, there has been no revolution more human or transparent than the Cuban Revolution. "Our enemies have not been able to destroy that truth despite their giant and immense publicity apparatus."
“[…] we must remember that on this day, on an afternoon such as this, the socialist nature of the Revolution was proclaimed. That, we could say, was the first great salvo fired in response to the aggression.”
“If our land did not have sufficient honor and glory, as it has conquered during such a long time, this honor and glory of having fought […] against that mighty empire would suffice, and the fact that our Revolution is still here and it will continue to be, upright and invincible.”
“Saving Old Havana, which they were already completely destroying, but which the world now admires as the Heritage of Humanity, all that architecture that has incalculable value, protected, where they were already starting to make heliports and tall buildings. If the Revolution had been delayed a few more years, nothing would remain of Old Havana, which is now not only a cultural center admired by the world but even a center of wealth and income for the country. There isn't a citizen who comes to the capital who doesn't want to go to visit Old Havana, which has been preserved by the Revolution”.
“The country did all it could and is doing all it can in matters of education. And it has been able to maintain what we have despite the worsening of the blockade”.
“Don’t let yourselves be confused by anything, don’t ever let anyone deceive you. This is our hope, that our country never goes backwards, that this Revolution never goes backwards and that all the dignity and glory which we have acquired can never be destroyed. This is our commitment and our pledge to our glorious and heroic comrades who have given their lives for this cause.”
“Today there are higher ideals. Before we were fighting for our country; today we’re fighting for the world and we’re doing so for two reasons. Firstly, we have acquired an awareness of humanity, so beautifully expressed in Martí’s phrase, "The homeland is humanity". Secondly, because we have acquired these concepts through Martí’s teachings and our political, revolutionary, Marxist, Leninist, socialist education.”