Fidel Castro's Epic 1960 UN Speech

What was the alternative of the Revolutionary Government? Betraying the people? Of course that for Mr President of the United States what we’ve done for our people is treason to our people.

Mr President, It’s not our intention to disregard the rules that determine our conduct at the United Nations. The best lands in Cuba and the most important industries in all orders were property of North American companies. That was the situation.

that we found. And that situation should not be strange to many of the countries represented in this Assembly. Because at the end of the day, what we’ve said about Cuba it’s nothing but an x-ray of general diagnosis, applicable to most of the countries represented here.