"If they attack, we shall fight to the end. If the rockets had remained, we would have used them all and directed them against the very heart of the United States, including New York, in our defense against aggression. But we haven't got them, so we shall fight with what we've got."

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Source: London Daily Worker Interview in November 1962. Companero: The Life and Death of Che Guevara by Jorge G. Castaneda, p. 231, 1998.

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Che Guevara

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Che Guevara was an Argentine revolutionary leader and key figure in the Cuban Revolution, known for his writings on guerrilla warfare and social justice.

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