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title: "2 Castro Quotes By Rafael Cruz"
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> [I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution. I remember during that time, a young, charismatic leader rose up, talking about hope and change. His name…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/i-grew-up-in-cuba-under-a-strong-military-oppressive-dictatorship-so/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/rafael-cruz-12239_about_i-grew-up-in-cuba-under-a-strong-militar_549723.jpg)

> [ Why do you think there's so many thousands of Cuban doctors in Florida? Because they all had to leave Cuba. Because doctors were rich, and so the \[Fidel\] Castro government began confiscating all their property. Not much different from this… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/why-do-you-think-there-s-so-many-thousands-of-cuban-doctors-in/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

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## Other authors on Castro

## More by Rafael Cruz

> [As a matter of fact, if we could communicate the truth, not only to the Hispanics but to the black population, all blacks should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/as-a-matter-of-fact-if-we-could-communicate-the-truth-not-only-to-the/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [Obamacare is going to destroy the elderly by denying care, by even perhaps denying treatment to people who are in catastrophic circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/obamacare-is-going-to-destroy-the-elderly-by-denying-care-by-even/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [If you do not learn English in this country, you cannot get anywhere. We are in America. We are not in Mexico, we are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/if-you-do-not-learn-english-in-this-country-you-cannot-get-anywhere/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [In 1962 and 1963, there were two abominable decisions out of the Supreme Court, and that was taking prayer out of school, and taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/in-1962-and-1963-there-were-two-abominable-decisions-out-of-the/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [I think we don't need to be talking about hyphenated Americans, because we are all Americans, and we all want the same thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/i-think-we-don-t-need-to-be-talking-about-hyphenated-americans/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [Everybody goes down to a least common denominator, and as a result, productivity goes down to zero. And we've seen that in every communist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/everybody-goes-down-to-a-least-common-denominator-and-as-a-result/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [ I came to the country \[U.S\] without speaking a word of English, without a penny, worked full time, 40 hours a week, went to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/i-came-to-the-country-u-s-without-speaking-a-word-of-english-without/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [I grew up in Cuba under a strong, military, oppressive dictatorship. So as a teenager, I found myself involved in a revolution. I remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/i-grew-up-in-cuba-under-a-strong-military-oppressive-dictatorship-so/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [As God commands us men to teach your wife, to teach your children - to be the spiritual leader of your family - you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/as-god-commands-us-men-to-teach-your-wife-to-teach-your-children-to/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [When you hear all these things about homosexual marriage, this has nothing to do with homosexual rights. The whole objective is the destruction of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/when-you-hear-all-these-things-about-homosexual-marriage-this-has/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [The Democrat is the party that's gonna keep you poor!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/the-democrat-is-the-party-that-s-gonna-keep-you-poor/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [Social justice is a cancer. Social justice means you are ruled by whatever the mob does. What social justice does is destroy individual responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/social-justice-is-a-cancer-social-justice-means-you-are-ruled-by/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [ How many times did we hear \[Barack\] Obama say, 'You didn't build that. You didn't build that - no, you need government.' We even… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/how-many-times-did-we-hear-barack-obama-say-you-didn-t-build-that-you/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [There is a reason why you see such an antagonism to religion. Because communism necessitates the destruction of religion for one reason. Communism needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/there-is-a-reason-why-you-see-such-an-antagonism-to-religion-because/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

> [Who was the founder of American education? John Dewey - you know that very well - card-carrying Communist. The American education system, in America…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rafael-cruz/who-was-the-founder-of-american-education-john-dewey-you-know-that/)

[Rafael Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rafael-cruz/)

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