Che Guevara quotes

Che Guevara was an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, and key figure in the Cuban Revolution. His image has become an enduring symbol of rebellion and leftist movements worldwide. He remains a controversial icon, celebrated by some and criticized by others for his role in history. Here are 284 of his quotes:

We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it. (Che Guevara)
I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. It exists when people liberate themselves. View quote
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Let's be realistic. Let's do the impossible! View quote
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The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall. View quote
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Cruel leaders are replaced only to have new leaders turn cruel. View quote
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Silence is argument carried out by other means. View quote
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I know you've come to kill me. Shoot, coward, you are only going to kill a man. View quote
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It's a sad thing not to have friends, but it is even sadder not to have enemies. View quote
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Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes. View quote
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If you tremble with indignation at every injustice, then you are a comrade of mine. View quote
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Words that do not match deeds are unimportant. (Che Guevara)
To accomplish much you must first lose everything. View quote
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One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness. View quote
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A new era will dawn in Africa, when the impoverished masses of a nation rise up to rescue their right to a decent life from the hands of the ruling oligarchies. View quote
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Real revolutionaries adorn themselves on the inside, not on the surface. View quote
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The desire to sacrifice an entire lifetime to the noblest of ideals serves no purpose if one works alone. View quote
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Democracy cannot consist solely of elections that are nearly always fictitious and managed by rich landowners and professional politicians. View quote
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As long as imperialism exists it will, by definition, exert its domination over other countries. Today that domination is called neocolonialism. View quote
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The ultimate and most important revolutionary aspiration: to see human beings liberated from their alienation. View quote
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Above all, try always to be able to feel deeply any injustice committed against any person in any part of the world. It is the most beautiful quality of a revolutionary. View quote
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Our youth must always be free, discussing and exchanging ideas concerned with what is happening throughout the entire world. (Che Guevara)
Guerrilla warfare is used by the side which is supported by a majority but which possesses a much smaller number of arms for use in defense against oppression. View quote
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In order to change a way of thinking, it is necessary to undergo profound internal changes and to witness profound external changes, especially in the performance of our duties and obligations to society. View quote
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Imperialism has been defeated in many partial battles. But it remains a considerable force in the world, and we cannot expect its final defeat save through effort and sacrifice on the part of us all. View quote
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I don't care if I fall as long as someone else picks up my gun and keeps on shooting. View quote
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Che Guevara

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Occupation: Argentine Revolutionary
Born: June 14, 1928
Died: October 9, 1967
Quotes count: 284
Wikipedia: Che Guevara

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