"I reached the conclusion that the only way to save the world was to organize it on a socialist basis. And that was when I became a Marxist-Leninist."

"I don't think there is a single country in the world that has been subjected to such an aggression, such a blockade, such a systematic campaign of destabilization, as Cuba."

"I never saw a contradiction between the ideas that sustain me and the ideas of that symbol, of that extraordinary figure, Jesus Christ."

"We will continue to fight for our ideals, no matter how difficult the struggle."

"The greatest danger threatening us is not that of being defeated, but that of being corrupted."