We have a theoretical concept of the Revolution which is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.

Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.

A large percentage of those living in developed societies are told what brand of soda they should drink, what cigarettes they should smoke, what clothes and shoes they should wear, what they should eat and what brand of food they should buy. Their political ideas are supplied in the same way. Every year a trillion dollars is spent on advertising.

I am someone who's been in politics for 43 years and I know what I'm doing and what I should do. Have no doubt that I know how to tell the truth and to do so elegantly.

A revolution is not a bed of roses. A revolution is a struggle between the future and the past.

I can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country. This is not a personal matter. We are not people driven by a wish to be in the government since [it] is for us the least attractive work, even though we are politicians.

The duty of every revolutionary is to make revolution