Accepted Quote by Mariela Castro

It's absurd. We would all like to see Cuba move toward civil society and free markets and greater respect for human rights. But the…

— Wayne Smith

If Cuba wants normal relations, there's certain things they need to do like become a normal country that respects the rights of their citizens.

— Marco Rubio

In Cuba, what we do not accept is the comparison of our participatory democracy with bourgeois democracy which has not solved anything for humanity.…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

We've supported the development of Cuba's private sector. This is a human rights issue - people should have the right to live with dignity…

— Ben Rhodes

It's true that in Cuba there are double standards, there's opportunism, and there is a lack of freedom in some ways.

— Fernando Perez

There's one place where (Fidel Castro’s) Cuba stands out head and shoulders above the rest – that is in its love for human rights…

— Nelson Mandela

Cuba has its own moral system and priorities. That's what keeps it going, the belief that the country can control its own destiny.

— Assata Shakur

North Americans don't understand... that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity.

— Fidel Castro

I've always said that I'm open to changes in the relations between Cuba and the U.S., but that Cuba must make changes also.

— Marco Rubio

It is important to eliminate the stigma created by American imperialism and its allies regarding the Cuban political system. That stigma must be eliminated.…

— Alejandro Castro Espin

Cuba is exporting communism throughout the hemisphere and throughout the world, and has been doing it for decades - and that's something that should…

— Francis X. Suarez

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.

— William McKinley