Che Guevara Quotes

A collection of quotes by Che Guevara.

Ernesto "Che" Guevara, born on June 14, 1928, in Rosario, Argentina, was an iconic revolutionary and political figure of the 20th century. He played a significant role in the Cuban Revolution and became a symbol of rebellion and anti-establishment sentiments worldwide. Guevara was a Marxist-Leninist and a key figure in the rise of Fidel Castro's revolutionary movement.

Motivated by a desire for social justice, Guevara abandoned his medical career and joined Castro's 26th of July Movement in 1956. Together, they aimed to overthrow Cuban dictator General Fulgencio Batista. Guevara's guerrilla warfare tactics and unwavering commitment to his cause made him an influential strategic thinker during the revolution. After Batista's downfall in 1959, Guevara served as a prominent member of the new Cuban government, holding various positions, including Minister of Industries.

Guevara's international activism expanded beyond Cuba. He traveled to several countries, advocating for revolutionary movements and offering support to anti-imperialist causes around the world. Guevara's goal was to inspire and ignite change against capitalist systems and exploitation. In 1967, he was captured and executed by the Bolivian army while attempting to lead a guerrilla uprising in Bolivia.

Che Guevara's iconic image, portrayed in a photograph by Alberto Korda, has remained a symbol of rebellion, revolution, and the fight against social injustices for countless individuals globally. Although controversial, his legacy continues to captivate and inspire political activists and those striving for a more equitable world.

The life of a single human being is worth a million times mo

The life of a single human being is worth a million times more than all the property of the richest man on earth.

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The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love.

The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality.

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Love Great Quality Think Impossible

I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only

I know you are here to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man.

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Man You Know Me Coward Going

While a person dies every day during the eight or more hours

While a person dies every day during the eight or more hours in which he or she functions as a commodity, individuals come to life afterward in their spiritual creations. But this remedy bears the germs of the same sickness: that of a solitary being seeking harmony with the world.

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Life Harmony

In capitalist society individuals are controlled by a pitile

In capitalist society individuals are controlled by a pitiless law usually beyond their comprehension. The alienated human specimen is tied to society as a whole by an invisible umbilical cord: the law of value. This law acts upon all aspects of one's life, shaping its course and destiny.

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Life Society Destiny

The myth of the self-made man, has to be profoundly hypocrit

The myth of the self-made man, has to be profoundly hypocritical: it is the self-serving demonstration that a lie is the truth.

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Truth Man Self

When asked whether or not we are Marxists, our position is t

When asked whether or not we are Marxists, our position is the same as that of a physicist or a biologist when asked if he is a Newtonian, or if he is a Pasteurian.There are truths so evident, so much a part of people's knowledge, that it is now useless to discuss them.

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Truth People

Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our bat

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.

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Death