A Speech
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Associated Press |
| 1960:
"Were Kennedy not a millionaire, illiterate and ignorant, then he would obviously
understand that you cannot revolt against the peasants." - Fidel Castro, on
then-presidential candidate John F. Kennedy |
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| 1960:
"The provocation-mongers are seeking to create an atmosphere in which the nations
would live in constant fear. If such an atmosphere satisfies the United States it can in
no way satisfy the Soviet Union and the overwhelming majority of other states. - Niki
Khrushchev, Soviet leader |
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United Press International |
| 1964:
"Those who let the murderers of blacks remain free, protecting them, and furthermore
punishing the black population because they demand their legitimate rights as free men -
How can those who do this consider themselves guardians of freedom?" - Che Guevara,
Cuban revolutionary |
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| 1975:
"For there are among you - and here I intend the United States of America and others
like it - those who supply our enemy freely with planes and bombs and with every variety
of murderous weapons." Yasir Arafat, Palestinian leader |
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Richard Drew/Associated Press |
| 1987:
"Before consulting the hotheads who present various military options such as a
military invasion: Remember, President Reagan, rambo only exists in the movies." -
Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua |
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Jeff Zelevansky/Reuters |
| TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER
19, 2006: "If the governments of the United States or the United
Kingdom, who are permanent members of the Security Council, commit aggressions, occupation
and violation of international law, which of the organs of the United Nations can take
them to account." - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran |
