Fidel Castro

"A nation that does not know its history is condemned to repeat it."

"The most despicable thing about a human is his capacity for cruelty."

"Change is the only constant in the universe."

"I learned long ago that there's nothing that is impossible."

"The conscience is the voice of the nation from within each one of us."

"Young people should study and prepare themselves for the future."

"A people without heroes is a people without a sense of identity."

"The economic system must serve the people, not dominate them."

"Culture is the flower of a people's spirit."

"I am not interested in power for power's sake."

"The measure of a man is not in how he lives in moments of comfort and convenience."

"No one can take away what you have earned through your own hands."

"A man is moral if he respects the rights of all other men."

"The past is a source of knowledge for the future."

"Sacrifice has always been the price of progress."

"One person's insistence can make a profound difference."

"Truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it."

"Ideas are more powerful than any army."

"The root of evil is the concentration of power."

"A just society is one where all citizens are equal before the law."

"Do not confuse my patriotism with blind nationalism."

"The future is ours; all we have to do is win it."