Speeches
Once again, the possibility of a cold war and the breakout of a frantic arms race are looming on the horizon because no large nation or group of nations, with the necessary scientific and technical means within its reach, will resign itself to remaining unarmed in the face of a fearsome, aggressive and insatiable adversary. We are witnesses to the contempt and arrogance with which the dominant superpower is breaking agreements and treaties that are vital not only to the peace and security of all the peoples of the world, but also to the hopes for sustainable development and the preservation…
When I spoke at the 68th Inter-Parliamentary Conference in 1981, after mentioning a number of figures and statistics that illustrated the growing gap separating the developed, wealthy world from the countries that were formerly its colonies and domains, victims of relentless plunder for centuries, I made a statement that might have seemed excessive: "If the present is tragic, the future looks dismal."
"Here, before the tomb of our fallen comrades; here, near the remains of those heroic young men, sons of workers and sons of humble families," –and today I will add two more things: in memory of all those who have died for the homeland and for justice in the last 133 years, and in the name of all those who have given their lives for humanity in heroic internationalist missions-- "we reaffirm our determination that like those who stood up to the bullets, like those who gave their lives, no matter when the mercenaries come, all of us, proud of our Revolution, proud to defend this Revolution of…
Three days ago we commemorated the proclamation of the socialist nature of the Revolution, and paid tribute to the young artillerymen who died in combat while repelling the cowardly surprise attack by U.S. government-owned planes, disguised to look like they were from the Cuban Air Force. Today, we are commemorating the overwhelming victory of the revolutionary forces and the first defeat sustained by imperialism in the Americas.
Fidel Castro.- Very well, and now, I will ask for your patience. This document might be of interest, if you will give me the floor.
I felt it would be worth devoting a few minutes to this matter.
Were you going to talk about the host country?
Randy Alonso.- About the host country of the 3rd Summit and about the statements made by its prime minister. There were various statements made by the prime minister, and by the foreign minister as well.
I have always lived and will continue to live in peace, for the rest of my life, because I know how to defend with dignity the rights of my people and the honor of small, poor or weak nations, and I have always been inspired by a profound sense of justice. I am a revolutionary and I will die a revolutionary. If a judge or authority from Spain or any other NATO ally were to ever attempt to have me arrested, using arbitrary extraterritorial powers and violating rights that are sacred to me, he should know beforehand that there will be a fight, no matter where they try to do it, for I do believe…
A new era of struggle was opening. The empire, much more powerful than ever before, had become the sole superpower. But our people, recently freed from neo-colonial status, saturated with McCarthyism propaganda and lies, poorly educated and almost illiterate politically, had made a colossal leap in history: they had eradicated illiteracy and graduated in universities hundreds of thousands of professionals with a far greater level of political consciousness than their historical adversary.
Your personal history is closely tied to your country’s national independence process, from the ranks of the National Liberation Army, and later to its domestic affairs, as a member of parliament and Minister of Youth, Sport and Tourism. You also had the privilege of accompanying and serving as minister of foreign affairs alongside our unforgettable friend, President Houari Boumediene, during a difficult and important era for the Algerian people and for the peoples of the Third World.
Those were years of bitter confrontation with colonialism and its remnants, during which Algeria played an…
Something special joins us to Algeria. When we were fighting in the mountains, the Algerians were fighting in the wilayas. When the Cuban Revolution triumphed on January 1, 1959, the heroic people of Algeria had still not achieved victory. They were waging a heroic and unequal battle against the formidable forces of a power that had accomplished brilliant feats in the military history of Europe.
I deeply appreciate the invitation extended to me by His Majesty Sultan Salehuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Aljah and by my dear friend Primer Minister Mahathir bin Mohammad for this official visit to Malaysia that will allow me to fulfill my old wishes to know this country and its people, its ancient culture, its long tradition of struggle, its beautiful nature and its fertile and creative work in the field of economic and social development.
Hoy el concepto de nuestro pueblo sobre los pioneros no es el concepto del primer congreso o del segundo congreso. Antes todos veíamos con mucho cariño a los pioneros, sus padres, la población, la nación, y hoy los pioneros son la admiración, el orgullo de los familiares de todos ustedes, de los familiares de todos los niños y de la Revolución (Aplausos); admiración y orgullo que significan grandes esperanzas y un aliento incomparable.
I do not deserve the immense honor of this Order you have presented to me today which I accept only on behalf of the people whose heroic struggle against the powerful empire is proving that it is possible to realize the dreams of Bolívar and Martí.