Ernesto Che Guevara was called “comandante of the Cuban Revolution” (Spanish: Сomandante - “commander”). For many, he is a symbol of the struggle for the rights of the oppressed and enslaved people; for others, he is a fanatical and ruthless soldier of the Revolution.
It's up to you to decide what kind of Che will be for you. Here we have collected Che Guevara quotes in Spanish with translation (and without), which will help you understand a little better about this world-famous personality who has already gone down in history.
In 2000, Time magazine included Che Guevara in its lists of “20 Heroes and Icons” and “Heroes and Idols of the 20th Century.” (English TIME 100: Heroes & Icons of the 20th Century).
Che Guevara quotes about love and revolution
Che was known for his opposition to neo-colonialism and imperialism and attacks on US foreign policy, it is no wonder he had so many quotes about the revolution.
How easy it is to govern if you are guided by the will of the people and take all measures that contribute to their well-being.
At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would say that a great feeling of love accompanies a true revolutionary. It is impossible to imagine a revolutionary who does not have this feeling.
One must have a large dose of humanity, a large dose of a sense of justice and truth in order to avoid dogmatic extremes and cold scholasticism. We must strive every day to turn this love for humanity into real action, action that serves as an example, a driving force.
First of all, be able to sense deep-rooted injustice towards anyone, at any time and anywhere in the world. This is the most beautiful quality of a revolutionary.
Passion is needed for every great cause, and revolution requires great passion and courage.
Famous quotes by Ernesto Che Guevara (215 quotes)
The world-famous revolutionary and guerrilla kept the governments of South America at bay for several years. He almost managed to accomplish the impossible, but he was let down by his team, which could not withstand the grueling struggle for a long time. During this time, Che Guevara managed to utter a large number of truly motivating and quite wise statements. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with them in this collection. Below are the famous quotes by Ernesto Che Guevara.
When in doubt, you should kill.
Cruel leaders can only be replaced by new leaders who are even more cruel.
I will always dream, and I won’t stop until a bullet stops me.
It's better to die standing than to live on your knees.
Silence is the continuation of an argument by other means.
You need to be able to become rougher while maintaining your tenderness.
Be realistic - demand the impossible.
You need to be able to become rougher while maintaining your tenderness.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
To achieve much you must lose everything.
Those who die leave behind their good deeds and take with them their sins.
To achieve much, you must lose everything.
Silence is the continuation of an argument by other means.
A person’s life is a million times more valuable to me than all the riches of an oligarch on earth.
If you can find paths without any obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
There are no conditions for the establishment of the Stalinist system in Cuba.
There is more selfishness in jealousy than love.
If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, and in the end Everest was defeated.
The fate of the avant-garde revolutionary is sublime and sad.
A naked woman is probably less dangerous than a woman dressed in clothes, if the latter is so skillfully positioned that, while hiding everything, it also exposes everything.
I want to admit, Dad, that I really like murder.
God created us in his image and likeness. But where is the confidence that he worked in a realistic manner?
It's sad not to have friends, but it's even sadder not to have enemies.
If a person does not have a single genuine passion, he is like a wooden idol that stands where it was placed.
I know that you came to kill me. Shoot, coward, you'll only kill a man.
I will always dream, and I won’t stop until a bullet stops me.
Every person can be listened to, but not everyone is worth talking to.
Definitely until victory. Homeland or Death!
Cruel leaders can only be replaced by new leaders who are even more cruel.
You need to be able to become rougher while maintaining your tenderness.
I'm not a liberator. Liberators don't exist. People free themselves.
I'm not a liberator. Liberators don't exist. People free themselves.
I will always dream, and I won’t stop until a bullet stops me.
If you can find paths without any obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
The life of an individual person is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest person on earth.
If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, and in the end Everest was defeated.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
When in doubt, you should kill.
To achieve much, you must lose everything. We cannot be sure that we have something to live for until we are ready to give our lives for it.
You should always think about the masses, not about individuals... It is criminal to think about individuals, because the interests of the individual mean nothing in the face of the human community.
We cannot be sure that we have something to live for until we are ready to give our lives for it.
After a revolution, it is not the revolutionaries who do the work. It is done by technocrats and bureaucrats. And they are counter-revolutionaries.
Tell Fidel that the revolution is not over, it will still triumph! Tell Aleida to remarry, be happy, and make sure her children do well in school. And order the soldiers to aim well.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
A true revolutionary is driven by great love. It is impossible to imagine a real revolutionary who does not experience this feeling.
It's sad not to have friends, but it's even sadder not to have enemies.
Silence is the continuation of an argument by other means.
You should always think about the masses, not the individuals. It is criminal to think about individuals, because the interests of the individual mean nothing in the face of the human community.
After a revolution, it is not the revolutionaries who do the work. It is done by technocrats and bureaucrats. And they are counter-revolutionaries.
Whatever path humanity takes, everything cannot be reduced to cleanliness, vulgarity and “trinkets of comfort,” and life can be sacrificed for the defense of human dignity.
There should be no red tape with legal proceedings. This is a revolution, the evidence here is secondary. We must act out of conviction. They are all a gang of criminals and murderers.
There should be no red tape with legal proceedings. This is a revolution, the evidence here is secondary. We must act out of conviction. They are all a gang of criminals and murderers.
Somewhere in the forest, during the long nights (at sunset our inaction began) we made daring plans. They dreamed of battles, major operations, and victory. It was happy hour. Together with everyone else, I enjoyed, for the first time in my life, cigars, which I learned to smoke to ward off annoying mosquitoes. Since then, the aroma of Cuban tobacco has become ingrained in me. And my head was spinning, either from the strong “Havana”, or from the audacity of our plans - one more desperate than the other.
If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, and in the end Everest was defeated.
The fate of the avant-garde revolutionary is sublime and sad.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
It's better to die standing than to live on your knees.
Whatever path humanity takes, everything cannot be reduced to cleanliness, vulgarity and “trinkets of comfort,” and life can be sacrificed for the defense of human dignity.
At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would like to say that a true revolutionary is driven by great love. It is impossible to imagine a real revolutionary who does not experience this feeling.
I will always dream, and I won’t stop until a bullet stops me.
Whatever path humanity takes, everything cannot be reduced to cleanliness, vulgarity and “trinkets of comfort,” and life can be sacrificed for the defense of human dignity.
You need to be able to become rougher while maintaining your tenderness.
Be realistic - demand the impossible.
Somewhere in the forest, during the long nights (at sunset our inaction began) we made daring plans. They dreamed of battles, major operations, and victory. It was happy hour. Together with everyone else, I enjoyed, for the first time in my life, cigars, which I learned to smoke to ward off annoying mosquitoes. Since then, the aroma of Cuban tobacco has become ingrained in me. And my head was spinning, either from the strong “Havana”, or from the audacity of our plans - one more desperate than the other.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
To achieve much you must lose everything.
Cruel leaders can only be replaced by new leaders, even more cruel.
I will always dream, and I won’t stop until a bullet stops me.
If you can find paths without any obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
The cruelty of imperialism is a cruelty that knows no limits and does not recognize national borders. The atrocities of the United States are equivalent to the atrocities of Hitler's armies, equivalent to the atrocities of the Belgian paratroopers or French imperialism in Algeria. Because the essence of imperialism is to turn man into an animal. Bloodthirsty animal! Designed for massacre, murder, destruction. Up to the destruction of even the very image of a revolutionary or partisan of any country. They trample him with their boots, because even his image fights for freedom.
I want to admit, Dad, that I really like murder.
You need to be able to become rougher while maintaining your tenderness.
You came to kill me. Please calm down and take good aim. You are killing a man.
Revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make him fall.
I want to confess, dad, that I really like murder.
Be realistic - demand the impossible!
Whatever path humanity takes, everything cannot be reduced to cleanliness, vulgarity and “trinkets of comfort,” and life can be sacrificed for the defense of human dignity.
At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would like to say that a true revolutionary is driven by great love. It is impossible to imagine a real revolutionary who does not experience this feeling. This is probably the great inner drama of every leader. He must combine spiritual passion and a cold mind, make painful decisions without flinching a single muscle. Our revolutionaries must raise their love for the people, for their sacred cause, to the level of ideals, make it indestructible and integral. They cannot condescend to even a small dose of everyday affection where an ordinary person does it. The leaders of the revolution have children whose first babble does not contain the name of the father. Their wives are part of the sacrifices they make in life. Their circle of friends is strictly limited to their comrades in the Revolution. There is no life for them outside of it.
To achieve much, you must lose everything.
There should be no red tape with legal proceedings. This is a revolution, the evidence here is secondary. We must act out of conviction. They are all a gang of criminals and murderers.
The countries of the socialist camp are morally responsible for ending their tacit consent to participate in exploitation together with Western states.
Somewhere in the forest, during the long nights (at sunset our inaction began) we made daring plans. They dreamed of battles, major operations, and victory. It was happy hour. Together with everyone else, I enjoyed, for the first time in my life, cigars, which I learned to smoke to ward off annoying mosquitoes. Since then, the aroma of Cuban tobacco has become ingrained in me. And my head was spinning, either from the strong “Havana”, or from the audacity of our plans - one more desperate than the other.
The fate of the avant-garde revolutionary is sublime and sad.
You have come to take my life. Don't worry, you'll take a man's life.
There should be no red tape with legal proceedings. This is a revolution, the evidence here is secondary. We must act out of conviction. They are all a gang of criminals and murderers.
At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would like to say that a true revolutionary is driven by great love. It is impossible to imagine a real revolutionary who does not experience this feeling.
A comrade for me is someone who has such a strong sense of justice that, seeing any untruth, he will try to overcome it, no matter what the cost.
After a revolution, it is not the revolutionaries who do the work. It is done by technocrats and bureaucrats. And they are counter-revolutionaries.
We cannot be sure that we have something to live for until we are ready to give our lives for it.
They dreamed of battles, major operations, and victory. It was happy hour.
My defeat is not yet evidence of the impossibility of victory. Many people lost on the way to conquer Everest, but in the end the height was still conquered.
Living in the real world, strive for the incredible!
The cruelty of imperialism is a cruelty that knows no limits and does not recognize national borders.
You need to think about the people all the time, and not about individual individuals. Thinking only about individuals is a crime, since their interests are nothing when compared with those of the public.
If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, and in the end Everest was defeated.
I want to admit, Dad, that I really like murder.
There is no certainty that our life has a purpose until we understand that we are finally ready to go all the way for it.
At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would like to say that a true revolutionary is driven by great love. It is impossible to imagine a real revolutionary who does not experience this feeling. Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the truly revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.
At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would like to say that a true revolutionary is driven by great love.
There is no need to get involved in litigation. In the face of revolution, all arguments are secondary. We must believe in what we are doing. All the rest are a gang of robbers and hanged men.
The fate of the avant-garde revolutionary is sublime and sad.
I will always dream, and I won’t stop until a bullet stops me.
There should be no red tape with legal proceedings. This is a revolution, the evidence here is secondary. We must act out of conviction. They are all a gang of criminals and murderers.
When in doubt, you should kill.
You need to be able to become rougher while maintaining your tenderness.
I know that you came to kill me. Shoot, coward, you'll only kill a man.
It's sad not to have friends, but it's even sadder not to have enemies.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
You should always think about the masses, not about individuals... It is criminal to think about individuals, because the interests of the individual mean nothing in the face of the human community.
Silence is the continuation of an argument by other means.
If you can find paths without any obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
Only a bullet can make me stop dreaming.
I know that you came to kill me. Shoot, coward, you'll only kill a man.
To achieve much, you must lose everything.
I want to admit, Dad, that I really like murder.
I'm not a liberator. Liberators don't exist. People free themselves.
Silence is the continuation of an argument by other means.
Be realistic - demand the impossible!
Tell Fidel that the revolution is not over, it will still triumph! Tell Aleida to remarry, be happy, and make sure her children do well in school. And order the soldiers to aim well.
If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, and in the end Everest was defeated.
It's sad not to have friends, but it's even sadder not to have enemies. It's a sad thing not to have friends, but it is even sadder not to have enemies.
Whatever path humanity takes, everything cannot be reduced to cleanliness, vulgarity and “trinkets of comfort,” and life can be sacrificed for the defense of human dignity.
It doesn't matter if I fall, as long as someone else takes my gun and keeps shooting.
I will always dream, and I won’t stop until a bullet stops me.
You should always think about the masses, not about individuals. It is criminal to think about individuals, because the interests of the individual mean nothing in the face of the human community.
I know that you came to kill me. Shoot, coward, you'll only kill a man.
You need to be able to become rougher while maintaining your tenderness.
If you can find a path without any obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
Definitely until victory. Homeland or Death!
Be realistic - demand the impossible!
Definitely until victory. Homeland or Death!
I'm not a liberator. Liberators don't exist. People free themselves.
When in doubt, you should kill.
Cruel leaders can only be replaced by new leaders, even more cruel. Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel!
The life of an individual person is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest person on earth.
It's sad not to have friends, but it's even sadder not to have enemies.
When in doubt, you should kill.
Tell Fidel that the revolution is not over, it will still triumph! Tell Aleida to remarry, be happy, and make sure her children do well in school. And order the soldiers to aim well.
You should always think about the masses, not about individuals... It is criminal to think about individuals, because the interests of the individual mean nothing in the face of the human community.
The vanguard of the revolution sacrifices their lives on its altar.
The fate of the pioneers of the revolution is tragic and worthy of admiration.
You need to be able to become rougher while maintaining your tenderness. A true revolutionary is driven by great love. It is impossible to imagine a true revolutionary who does not experience this feeling.”
The states of the socialist camp are obliged to condemn the capitalist exploiting countries, and not to support them in silence.
Silence is not the end of the dispute, but its new level.
It doesn't matter if I fall, as long as someone else takes my gun and keeps shooting.
Most likely, the easy road will not lead anywhere.
Cruel leaders can only be replaced by new leaders, even more cruel.
After the victory of the revolution, fighters for ideals give way to bureaucrats. And they don't believe in ideals.
The fate is sublime and sad.
Homeland or Death!
Cuban Che Guevara said: “Death is preferable to slavery.”
The fate of the pioneers of the revolution is tragic and worthy of admiration.
Many will call me an adventurer, and I am... just one of them: one who risks his skin to prove his truth.
The vanguard of the revolution sacrifices their lives on its altar.
My defeat will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, and in the end Everest was defeated.
When there is nothing to be proud of in the present, they boast about yesterday’s merits.
The greatest victory is victory over yourself.
If you can find paths without any obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
If you are filled with rage at the sight of injustice, then you are my friend.
We cannot be sure that we have something to live for until we are ready to give our lives for it.
Only by rejecting everything can you gain everything.
You should always think about the masses, not about individuals... It is criminal to think about individuals, because the interests of the individual mean nothing in the face of the human community.
At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would like to say that a true revolutionary is driven by great love. It is impossible to imagine a real revolutionary who does not experience this feeling.
Che Guevara: “Silence is not the end of the argument, but a new level.”
After a revolution, it is not the revolutionaries who do the work. It is done by technocrats and bureaucrats. And they are counter-revolutionaries.
You are my comrade if a sense of justice forces you to fight all manifestations of untruth.
Only when we know what we need to die for, only then will we understand why we need to live.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
The fate of the avant-garde revolutionary is sublime and sad.
Cruel leaders can only be replaced by new leaders who are even more cruel.
Socialist countries have a moral responsibility to end their silent complicity in exploitation with Western countries.
You should always think about the masses, not about individuals. It is criminal to think about individuals, because the interests of the individual mean nothing in the face of the human community.
If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, and in the end Everest was defeated.
If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, and in the end Everest was defeated.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
They called me Hog.
No, because I was dirty."
Hasta la victoria siempre. Patria o muerte./Certainly until victory. Homeland or Death!
It's sad not to have friends, but it's even sadder not to have enemies.
It's sad not to have friends, but it's even sadder not to have enemies.
Let's create one, two, three Vietnams!
The life of an individual person is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest person on earth.
It doesn't matter if I fall, as long as someone else takes my gun and keeps shooting.
Homeland or death: we will win.
After a revolution, it is not the revolutionaries who do the work. It is done by technocrats and bureaucrats. And they are counter-revolutionaries.
There should be no red tape with legal proceedings. This is a revolution, the evidence here is secondary. We must act out of conviction. They are all a gang of criminals and murderers.
Always until victory.
The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated.
Tell Fidel that the revolution is not over, it will still triumph! Tell Aleida to remarry, be happy, and make sure her children do well in school. And order the soldiers to aim well.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
The first duty of a revolutionary is to be educated
I'm not a liberator. Liberators don't exist. People free themselves.
It's sad not to have friends, but it's even sadder not to have enemies.
My defeat will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, but in the end Everest was conquered.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
I am Che Guevara and I am worth (to you) more alive than dead, more alive than dead.
There should be no red tape with legal proceedings. This is a revolution, the evidence here is secondary. We must act out of conviction. They are all a gang of criminals and murderers.
The fate of the avant-garde revolutionary is sublime and sad.
If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.
Revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make him fall.
If I lose, it will not mean that it was impossible to win. Many failed in their efforts to reach the summit of Everest, and in the end Everest was defeated.
I'm not a liberator. Liberators don't exist. People free themselves.
I'm not a liberator. There are no liberators. People free themselves.
We cannot be sure that we have something to live for until we are ready to give our lives for it.
It doesn't matter if I fall, as long as someone else takes my gun and keeps shooting.
To achieve much, you must lose everything. At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would like to say that a true revolutionary is driven by great love. It is impossible to imagine a real revolutionary who does not experience this feeling.
At the risk of sounding ridiculous, I would like to say that a true revolutionary is driven by great love. It is impossible to imagine a real revolutionary who does not experience this feeling.
I have always loved to dream and will never stop until the flight of my dreams is stopped by a bullet...
Whatever path humanity takes, everything cannot be reduced to cleanliness, vulgarity and “trinkets of comfort,” and life can be sacrificed for the defense of human dignity.
It doesn't matter if I fall, as long as someone else takes my gun and keeps shooting. After a revolution, it is not the revolutionaries who do the work. It is done by technocrats and bureaucrats. And they are counter-revolutionaries.
...The development of countries that have embarked on the path of liberation must be paid for by socialist countries. ‹…› We believe that fraternal relations oblige strong countries to help dependent and developing countries and build relationships with them, forgetting about “mutual benefit” and the world market, the bargaining prices of which ruin already poor countries. How can we talk about “mutual benefit” when the same world market prices are set for both raw materials obtained with such difficulty by poor countries and equipment created in giant automated factories? If we introduce similar relations between states with great industrial and technical potential, and nations that have not yet reached such a high level of development, we recognize that the developed socialist countries are, in a certain sense, accomplices of the imperialists. ‹…› Socialist countries must stop their silent complicity with the exploiters. My dreams know no bounds until a bullet interrupts their flight.
I again feel the ribs of my Rossinante with my heels, again, dressed in armor, I set out on the road... I believe that armed struggle is the only way out for peoples fighting for their liberation, and I am consistent in my views. Many people call me an adventurer. This is true. But only I am an adventurer of a special kind, one of those who risks their lives to prove that they are right. This may very well be the last time I try this. I am not looking for such an end, but, logically speaking, it is quite possible... And the will, which I strengthened with truly actor’s passion, forces my weak legs and tired lungs to act. I will reach my goal
Every day People straighten up the hair, why not the heart?
Quotes about the revolution by Che Guevara
He is the author of several books, including The Motorcycle Diaries and Che Guevara Reader. Here are the statements that were removed from his books and speeches:
You don't need legal evidence to send people to be shot. These procedures are an archaic civil detail. This is a revolution! And the revolutionary must become a cold killing machine, motivated by pure hatred.
Evidence of guilt is an outdated and bourgeois feature of the capitalist legal system. We are revolutionaries. We condemn out of revolutionary passion.
Revolution is made by man, and man must forge his revolutionary spirit every day.
Remember that revolution is necessary and that each of us alone is worth nothing.
First of all, always try to be able to feel the deep injustice towards a person in any part of the world. This is the highest quality of a revolutionary.
I knew that the moment the great spirit of leadership struck, dividing all of humanity into only two opposing factions, I would be on the side of the people.
The world must not only be interpreted, but also transformed. A person ceases to be a slave and a tool of his environment, and becomes the architect of his own destiny.
Translated quotes
“Cruel leaders can only be replaced by new leaders, even more cruel.”
“You need to be able to become rougher while maintaining your tenderness.”
“After the revolution, it is not the revolutionaries who do the work. It is done by technocrats and bureaucrats. And they are counter-revolutionaries.”
“It doesn’t matter if I fall, as long as someone else takes my gun and keeps shooting.”
“When in doubt, you should kill.”
“To achieve much, you must lose everything.”
"If you can find paths without any obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere."
“We cannot be sure that we have something to live for until we are ready to give our lives for it.”
What did Che Guevara believe in?
The partisan leader believed in the ideas of Marxism-Leninism, and most of his speeches and recordings were dedicated to them. He not only accepted its principles, but also taught them to his followers.
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The following quotes from Che Guevara indicate what he believed.
The peasant always needs to be helped technically, economically, morally and culturally.
A guerrilla fighter is a kind of angel who always helps the poor and oppresses the rich.
Guerrillas must go to bed and get up at a certain time. Games that have no social function and are harmful to the morale of troops, as well as the consumption of alcoholic beverages, should be prohibited.
It goes without saying that Fidel Castro has the qualities of a fighter and a statesman: our path, our struggle and our triumph are due to his vision.
It is important to emphasize that guerrilla warfare is a war of the masses, a war of the people. The partisan command is the armed core, the warlike vanguard of the people. It draws its enormous strength from the masses of the people themselves.
There is truth in the heart of every person. No matter how difficult the circumstances of his life are, no matter how others view him, and no matter how deep or shallow the truth lives in his heart.
We don't need proof of guilt to execute a person. All we need is proof that he should be executed. It's simple.
I am neither Christ nor a philanthropist. I am the complete opposite of Christ... I fight for what I believe in so that I don't get nailed to the cross or any other place.
I could become very rich in Guatemala. Could open clinics and specialize in allergies. To do this would be the most terrible betrayal of the two “egos” fighting inside me: the socialist and the traveler.
The feeling of rebellion will increase every day among peoples who are exploited to varying degrees, and they will take up arms to win rights by force.
If you cannot ignore any injustice, you are my comrade.
More about the revolution
What did Che Guevara stand against? He hated human cruelty and bloodshed.
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The social injustice that was widespread at the time led him to go as a crusader to the war for change. He didn't like the established order of things.
The following quotes from Che Guevara paint a picture of how desperately he longed for revolution.
Those who kill their own children and discriminate against them on a daily basis because of the color of their skin; those who release the murderers of blacks, protect them and, moreover, punish the black population for claiming their rightful rights as a free people - how can those who do this consider themselves defenders of freedom?
We must wage war in every corner where the enemy wages it. We must prevent him from having a moment of peace. We must attack him wherever he is, make him feel like a cornered animal.
What are the partisans fighting for? We must come to the inevitable conclusion that the guerrilla is a social reformer, that he takes up arms in response to the people's angry protest against their oppressors, and that he is fighting to change a social system that keeps all the unarmed in shame and misery.
I don't know whether the Cuban revolution will survive or not. Hard to say. But [if not] ... don't look for me among the refugees in the embassies. I had this experience and I will never repeat it. I will come to the barricades with a machine gun in my hands... ... ...and I will fight to the end.
Hatred is an element of struggle. A ruthless hatred of the enemy that pushes us beyond the limits of humanity and turns us into efficient, cruel and cold killing machines. This is how our soldiers should be. A people without hatred cannot defeat a cruel enemy.
We are practical revolutionaries who carry out our struggle simply by following the laws of Marx. Following the path of rebellion, fighting against the old power structure, working to destroy that structure.
Quotes in Spanish with translation
“Creemos uno, dos, tres Vietnams”!
“Let’s create one, two, three Vietnams!”
"Patria o muerte: venceremos!"
"Motherland or death: we will win"! (This is exactly what the slogan sounds like)
“Hasta la victoria, siempre!”
“Always until victory”!
“If you tremble indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.”
“If you begin to tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are my comrade.”
"Silence is argument carried out by other means."
“Silence is the continuation of a dispute by other means.”
"It's a sad thing not to have friends, but it is even sadder not to have enemies."
“It’s sad not to have friends, but it’s even sadder not to have enemies.”
“Soy el Che Guevara, valgo más vivo que muerto.”
“I am Che Guevara and I am worth (to you) more alive than dead, more alive than dead!”
Che Guevara's last words
Part of what Guevara is respected for is his courage in the face of death. His last words were short but strong.
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His last words spoken before his death:
I know you came here to kill me. Shoot, coward! You will only kill one person!
