Fidel Castro

alleged assassination plot

Capitalism has neither the capacity, nor the moral, nor the ethics, nor the will to solve the problems of poverty. Fidel Castro, speech (1991-07-26)

I propose the immediate launching of a nuclear strike on the United States. The Cuban people are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the cause of the destruction of imperialism and the victory of world revolution. Fidel Castro as quoted in “Castro Wanted a Nuclear Strike” in The New York Times (October 23, 1992)

Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest (Wikipedia) The Mount Baker–Snoqualmie National Forest in Washington is a National Forest extending more than 140 miles (230 km) along the western slopes of the Cascade Range from the Canada–US border to the northern boundary of Mount Rainier National Park. Administered by the United States Forest Service, the forest is headquartered in Everett. There are local ranger district offices in North Bend and Skykomish.

A revolution is not a trail of roses…. A revolution is a fight to the death between the future and the past. Fidel Castro, speech on the second anniversary of the triumph of the revolution (2 January 1961)

The figure of Lenin is a giant in history and his luminous ideas represents the common heritage of revolutionary fighters in every corner of the Earth. Fidel Casto, speech on 22 December 1972

Fidel Castro (Wikipedia) Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (/ˈkæstroʊ/ KASS-troh, Latin American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society.

Xi Jinping is one of the strongest and most capable revolutionary leaders I have met in my life. Fidel Castro, Holocausto palestino en Gaza (2014)