Adversaries Quote by John S. Dickerson

Historians debate to this day whether Fidel Castro was a communist from the time he took power or only became one after he was…

— Tom Gjelten

Since he took power over half a century ago, Fidel Castro proved to be a brutal dictator who must always be remembered by his…

— Bob Menendez

“Though Fidel came to boast of his Marxism-Leninism, he himself never joined the Communist Party. As the revolution careened along, the Communists may even…

— Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr

Fidel Castro outlasted U.S. presidents determined to overthrow him, survived the collapse of the communist bloc that sustained him and outlived many of those…

— Tom Gjelten

Fidel Castro, whatever people may think of him, is a hero in Latin America, primarily because he stood up to the United States.

— Noam Chomsky

Fidel Castro's legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights.

— Donald Trump

I believe that Brother Fidel Castro is one of the greatest revolutionaries in the history of the struggle of human beings to attain their…

— Louis Farrakhan

The theoretician of the Marxist revolution in Cuba certainly wasn't Castro. It was Don Carlos Rafaelo Rodriguez. He was the theoretician and very often…

— Dorothy Day

I love Fidel Castro...I respect Fidel Castro. You know why? A lot of people have wanted to kill Fidel Castro for the last 60…

— Ozzie Guillen

I first interviewed Fidel Castro 39 years ago. He was charming and fiercely guarded about his private life. He called our interviews 'fiery debates.'…

— Barbara Walters

Fidel Castro was a born rebel.

— Tom Gjelten

It is unnecessary to say that Fidel Castro possesses the high qualities of a fighter and statesman: our path, our struggle, and our triumph…

— Che Guevara