Daniel Ortega Quotes

#1. The people of Nicaragua were suffering oppression. This made us develop an awareness which eventually led us to commit ourselves to the struggle against the domination of the capitalists of our country in collusion with the U.S. government, i.e. imperialism.

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#2. Conditions are ripe for triumph. We will win. And we will wield great power here.

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#3. Rambo only exists in the movies.

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#4. Of course, the kind of support that Cuba could give us was very limited when it came to building up our army, since they didn't manufacture armaments in the quantities that we required. So we turned to Algeria and the Soviet Union for support.

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#5. Legalisation doesn't make sense.

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#6. My idol was Sandino, and also Christ. I was brought up a Christian, but I regarded Christ as a rebel, a revolutionary.

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#7. Without the United States, there simply would not have been an armed uprising in our country.

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#8. Before consulting the hotheads who present various military options such as a military invasion: remember, President Reagan, Rambo only exists in the movies.

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#9. If we do not cling to riches, selfishness or greed-then I believe we are getting closer to God.

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