A chilling summary of authoritarian logic that may be too neat to be a real quote
All criticism is opposition. All opposition is counter-revolutionary.
Alleged date: Unknown, likely post-revolution
General statement on dissent.
This succinct formulation perfectly captures the logic of Castro's rule, but its very neatness is suspicious. It reads more like a historian's summary than a direct quote, and no specific speech or interview has been identified as its source.
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