"Democracy cannot consist solely of elections that are……" — Che Guevara
"Democracy cannot consist solely of elections that are nearly always fictitious and managed by rich landowners and professional politicians."
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128 Quotes by Che Guevara
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- To accomplish much you must first lose everything.
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- The negro is indolent and a dreamer; spending his meager wage on frivolity or drink; the European has a tradition…
- If any person has a good word for the previous government that is good enough for me to have him…
- A revolutionary must become a cold killing machine motivated by pure hate. We must create the pedagogy of the The…
- I am not Christ or a philanthropist, old lady, I am all the contrary of a Christ I fight for…
- Above all, try always to be able to feel deeply any injustice committed against any person in any part of…
- It's a sad thing not to have friends, but it is even sadder not to have enemies.
- The ***** is indolent and lazy, and spends his money on frivolities, whereas the European is forward-looking, organized and intelligent.
- The desire to sacrifice an entire lifetime to the noblest of ideals serves no purpose if one works alone.
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