We do not need the empire to give us anything.
Interpretation
The quote suggests that true strength and independence come from within rather than relying on external powers.
Fidel Castro's statement emphasizes the importance of self-sufficiency and resilience against imperial forces. It reflects the idea that a nation or a people should not depend on an empire, which often seeks to control and manipulate, but instead should strive for autonomy, self-governance, and the ability to provide for and empower themselves.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about self-reliance in community-building.
The fact is, when men carry the same ideals in their hearts, nothing can isolate them - neither prison walls nor the sod of cemeteries. For a single memory, a single spirit, a single idea, a single conscience, a single dignity will sustain them all.
The Revolution did not assume a socialist nature because of support from the U.S.S.R.; it was the other way around: support from the U.S.S.R. was produced by the socialist nature of the Cuban Revolution. To such a degree, that when the U.S.S.R. disappears, Cuba keeps on being socialist.
No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists! This time the revolution is for real!
No political event can be judged outside of the era and the circumstances in which it took place.
I began revolution with 82 men. If I had to do it again, I do it with 10 or 15 and absolute faith. It does not matter how small you are if you have faith and plan of action.
...quality of life lies in knowledge, in culture. Values are what constitute true quality of life, the supreme quality of life, even above food, shelter and clothing.
Wise politicians will be cautious about fettering the government with restrictions that cannot be observed, because they know that every break of the fundamental laws, though dictated by necessity, impairs that sacred reverence which ought to be maintained in the breast of rulers towards the constitution of a country.
There seems to be an increasing awareness of something we Americans have known for some time - that the ten most dangerous words in the English language are "Hi, I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
I think, at the end of the day, especially for municipal elections, we see relatively low voter turnout. So the goal is to expand who sees themselves reflected in government, who's empowered to take the lead in politics.
The leading student of business propaganda, Australian social scientist Alex Carey, argues persuasively that βthe 20th century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy.
Tonight, with a new Iraqi government in place, and following consultations with allies abroad and Congress at home, I can announce that America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat.
Politics is the art of acquiring, holding, and wielding power.
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