Fidel Castro — "I think that a man should not be deprived of his life, not even if he commits a …"
I think that a man should not be deprived of his life, not even if he commits a crime. But when a nation is in danger, when a nation is confronted with the possibility of being destroyed, then the nation has the right to use any means to defend itself.
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Cuban revolutionary who overthrew Batista in 1959 and led Cuba's communist state for 49 years through 11 US presidents.
Closely associated with
Che Guevara (his revolutionary partner) and Hugo Chávez (Latin American successor in Venezuela).
For an intellectual contrast, see
Ronald Reagan, Cold War US president — Reagan's hardline anti-communism and economic-warfare strategy made Cuba a test case for the entire late-Cold-War US foreign policy — the institutional power Castro's island state spent 49 years resisting.