68 Motivational Che Guevara Quotes For The Revolutionary In You
Che Guevara was a legendary Argentine Marxist revolutionary, guerrilla leader, military theorist, physician, diplomat and author. He worked rigorously for the labefaction of imperialism and the inception of socialism. His pertinacious work made him the counter-cultural symbol of revolution and rebellion. The disdainful living conditions of the poor and their hardships distressed Guevara. It was his early expeditions that left a deep impact on him and propelled the emotions of anger and resentment which caused rebellion and revolution. He is known to have played crucial role in the ‘Cuban Revolution’. He has also been the man behind the stupendous increase in the literacy rate of Cuba that rose to 96% from 60%. Let us scroll through some of the most notable thoughts and opinions that the revered politician expressed through his writings, speeches, books, works and life. Following are some of the most famous and inspiring quotes and thoughts by Che Guevara.
We must bear in mind that imperialism is a world system, the last stage of capitalism-and it must be defeated in a world confrontation. The strategic end of this struggle should be the destruction of imperialism. Our share, the responsibility of the exploited and underdeveloped of the world, is to eliminate the foundations of imperialism: our oppressed nations, from where they extract capital, raw materials, technicians, and cheap labor, and to which they export new capital-instruments of domination-arms and all kinds of articles, thus submerging us in an absolute dependence.
We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.
The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall.
Everyday you have to fight so that love for humanity can be transformed into concrete deeds, into acts that set an example, that mobilize.
Let's be realistic. Let's do the impossible!
Every day People straighten up the hair, why not the heart?
If you have the capacity to tremble with indignation every time that an injustice is committed in the world, then we are comrades.
The walls of the educational system must come down. Education should not be a privilege, so the children of those who have money can study.
It's not my fault if reality is Marxist
Words that do not match deeds are not important.
I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting.
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?
Let the world change you and you can change the world
Words without deeds are worthless.
One must endure without losing tenderness.
We have no right to believe that freedom can be won without struggle.
At the risk of seeming ridiculous, let me say that the true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.
I would rather die standing up to live life on my knees.
To accomplish much you must first lose everything.
Democracy is not compatible with financial oligarchy.
Be realistic, demand the impossible!
It's a sad thing not to have friends, but it is even sadder not to have enemies.
Live your life not celebrating victories, but overcoming defeats.
I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves.
Justice remains the tool of a few powerful interests; legal interpretations will continue to be made to suit the convenience of the oppressor powers.
A country that does not know how to read and write is easy to deceive.
Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel.
Youth should learn to think and act as a mass. It is criminal to think as individuals!
The best form of saying is being
Democracy cannot consist solely of elections that are nearly always fictitious and managed by rich landowners and professional politicians.
