Quotes by Raul Castro

About Raul Castro:

Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician and revolutionary who has been President of the Council of State of Cuba and the President of the Council of Ministers of Cuba since 2008; he previously exercised presidential powers in an acting capacity from 2006 to 2008. He is Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, and Air Force) and has also been First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) since 2011, and is the nation's highest ranking general.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

As a point of fact, I am not used to making frequent appearances in public, except at times when it is required.

Raul Castro

No country is 100 percent free of human rights abuses.

Raul Castro

The notion that Cuba is the only country in the world where you can live without working must be erased forever.

Raul Castro

I was not chosen to be president to restore capitalism to Cuba. I was elected to defend, maintain and continue to perfect socialism, not destroy it.

Raul Castro

I never liked the idea of giving interviews. One says many things, but when they are published, they become shortened, condensed. The ideas lose their meaning.

Raul Castro

In Cuba we have one party, but in the U.S. there is very little difference. Both parties are an expression of the ruling class.

Raul Castro

I hope Mr. Obama has success.

Raul Castro

Only the Communist Party, as the institution that brings together the revolutionary vanguard and will always guarantee the unity of Cubans, can be the worthy heir of the trust deposited by the people in their leader.

Raul Castro

In Cuba, taking into account the long fight for our independence and sovereignty, we will defend the one-party system in the face of the games, demagogy and the marketing of politics.

Raul Castro

Preventing a war is tantamount to winning a war.

Raul Castro

Author Bio

  • NameRaul Castro
  • Description2nd President of the Council of State of Cuba
  • AliasesRaúl Modesto Castro Ruz
  • BornJune 3, 1931
  • CountryCuba
  • ProfessionPolitician
  • AwardsOrder Of Lenin; Order Of The October Revolution