Where there is a living memory of struggle, they have a living memory of the rebellion. Where there's no struggle afterward the rebellion is forgotten.

To be a Communist or to be somebody who believes in the future is a curious thing. So you have to live with people around you, you have to be with the people.

Where there is no history of struggle after an uprising, the living memory dies.

I consider this a kind of neoliberalism of the Left, this rise and promotion of spontaneity above preparation.

Mr. Obama at the UN said that the large nations should not trample small ones in pursuit of what he called "territorial ambition". These are curious statements coming from the American president at this time.

In times when the tempo for struggle is not very high, you prepare populations by conducting acts of courage-building, confidence-building, respect for each other. That's what the preparation is about and it requires leadership.

Organizing is always a relationship between the person who arrives and says 'Let's meet together' and the person who comes to the meeting.