Revolution Strategy Quotes

I thought the original Communist revolutionaries coordinated themselves a bit better and didn't go around shouting about it.

The revolutionary war is a war of the masses; it can be waged only by mobilizing the masses and relying on them.

I am not the representative of guerrilla in this hemisphere. I would say that the representative would be Fidel Castro which was the leader of our revolution and who had the most outstanding role in the direction of the revolutionary struggle and directs the strategy of the Cuban government.

...revolutions are not won by enlisting the masses. Revolution is a science for the few who are competent to practice it. It depends on correct organisation and above all, on communications.

The apparent weak point of true socialist war policy lies in the fact that revolutions cannot be made “on command”

True revolutionaries do not flaunt their radicalism. They cut their hair, put on suits and infiltrate the system from within.

It is only after mature deliberation and thorough preparation that I have decided upon the Program of Revolution and defined the procedure of the revolution in three stages. The first is the period of military government; the second, the period of political tutelage; and the third, the period of constitutional government.

The weapons of the positive revolution are not bullets and bombs but simple human perceptions. Bullets and bombs may offer physical power but eventually will only work if they change perceptions and values. Why not go the direct route and work with perceptions and values?