Whether you love or hate him, Fidel Castro is an extraordinary man in history.
A few Castro quotes...
"I warn you, I am just beginning! If there is in your hearts a vestige of love for your country, love for humanity, love for justice, listen carefully... I know that the regime will try to suppress the truth by all possible means; I know that there will be a conspiracy to bury me in oblivion. But my voice will not be stifled ? it will rise from my breast even when I feel most alone, and my heart will give it all the fire that callous cowards deny it... Condemn me. It does not matter. History will absolve me." - A statement Castro read at his trial for an earlier failed attempt to overthrow the Batista regime
"I began a revolution with 82 men. If I had do it again, I'd do it with 10 or 15 with absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action."
Fidel Castro (the revolutionary lawyer) with his companion Che Guevara (the revolutionary doctor):
"Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour."
With all that said, I believe the time for change in leadership Cuba is past due. Whatever the future may hold for Cuba, I will always remain impressed with how a small island country stood up to and defied a superpower, and despite tremendous pressure, refused to get down on a bended knee, but instead stood proudly and toiled hard to create an alternative form of government.
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