Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.

Youth must refrain from ungrateful questioning of governmental mandates. Instead they must dedicate themselves to study, work and military service. The very spirit of rebellion is reprehensible.

Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel.

If we had to kneel in order to live in peace, [ U.S. government] will have to kill us before.

We have to dedicate our efforts to better the life, the time passed by the worker in the industrial plant. That will be one of our main efforts during the next year.

We have taken plants from the capitalist system where the most important thing was to produce, especially in Cuba.

Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his truths.