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We have a theoretical concept of the Revolution which is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.

— Fidel Castro With Fidel : A Portrait of Castro and Cuba (1976)

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As quoted in Words of Wisdom : From the Greatest Minds of All Time (2004) edited by Mick Farren, p. 138

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The revolution is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.

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