Imperialism has been defeated in many partial battles. But it remains a considerable force in the world, and we cannot expect its final defeat save through effort and sacrifice on the part of all of us.

Direct aggression against Cuba would mean nuclear war. The Americans speak about such aggression as if they did not know or did not want to accept this fact. I have no doubt they would lose such a war.

Real revolutionaries adorn themselves on the inside, not on the surface.

Those who kill their own children and discriminate daily against them because of the color of their skin; those who let the murderers of blacks remain free, protecting them, and furthermore punishing the black population because they demand their legitimate rights as free men - how can those who do this consider themselves guardians of freedom?

Do not shoot! I am Che Guevara and worth more to you alive than dead.

We must not return to the practice of hiding our defects so they may not be seen. That would be neither honest nor revolutionary.

I wanted to take part in the liberation of even a small piece of enslaved Latin America.