11 Quotes & Sayings By Che Guevara

Che Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, and politician. He was one of the principal architects of the Cuban Revolution and was the first Communist to be named Minister of Industries. His motto "Each moment is a chance, each day is a choice" became his personal credo. As a young medical student in Buenos Aires he joined the Communist Party Read more

Guevara fought in the Cuban Revolution (1953–59), becoming renowned for leading several successful raids against the United States-backed military junta. He was also instrumental in planning and executing the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion against Castro's government.

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It is important to emphasize that guerrilla warfare is a war of the masses, a war of the people. The guerrilla band is an armed nucleus, the fighting vanguard of the people. It draws its great force from the mass of the people themselves. Che Guevara
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The peasant must always be helped technically, economically, morally and culturally. The guerrilla fighter will be a sort of guiding angel who has fallen into the zone, helping the poor always and bothering the rich as little as possible in the first phases of the war. Che Guevara
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The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality. Che Guevara
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Passion is needed for any great work, and for the revolution, passion and audacity are required in big doses. Che Guevara
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Study hard so that you can master technology, which allows us to master nature. Che Guevara
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Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms. Che Guevara
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I have a wish. It as a fear as well - that in my end will be my beginning. Che Guevara
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I had a project for my life which involved 10 years of wandering, then some years of medical studies and, if any time was left, the great adventure of physics. Che Guevara
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The only passion that guides me is for the truth... I look at everything from this point of view. Che Guevara
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Remember that the revolution is what is important, and each one of us, alone, is worth nothing. Che Guevara