Castro Quote by Tom Gjelten

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 claimed that history would absolve him, but it can also condemn him.

— Andy Garcia

The feeling is that Fidel Castro's much bigger than he actually is.

— Barbara Walters

For the last 60 years, dictator Fidel Castro was America's most persistent adversary. Although Castro formally handed off to his brother, Raul, eight years…

— John S. Dickerson

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

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

“To smooth over Castro’s ruffled feathers; Khrushchev eventually wrote him a personal letter explaining his reasons for reaching an agreement with the United States…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

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

Comandante Fidel Castro is a gifted communicator. He is a brilliant, brilliant mind. But the thing that struck me most about him was he…

— Louis Farrakhan

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's oppressive legacy will haunt the Cuban regime and our hemisphere forever.

— Bob Menendez

Fidel Castro was not interested in personal enrichment. His supporters say he deployed his enormous authority on behalf of health, education and welfare programs…

— Tom Gjelten