in which it professes and will continue to profess and for which we are prepared to give our lives and in some cases already have. I believe it is our duty to mention them here or anywhere else. . .
'First of all I do not believe in extremes . . . neither left nor right. I believe extremes always end by touching one another.
Secondly I want to state that if any extreme comes to power in Cuba, in the case of the extreme right by imposing a dictatorship, in both cases we shall continue to fight with our weapons in hand.
Thirdly, I do not believe in the classification of men by race, political levels in the government to which they formerly belonged nor by money . . . I know whites who souls are black and I know blacks who souls are white. I know wealthy men who are spiritually poor and poor who are spiritually wealthy. I only believe in one classification of men and that is the moral classification—men of honor and men without honor. Men who keep their word and those who do not keep their word. . . In this classification I do believe . . .
Are we opportunists? This depends what your definition of opportunist is. If by opportunist you mean taking maximum advantage of each opportunity, then ladies and gentlemen, we are opportunists. In order to save Cuba we have to take maximum advantage of every opportunity. But if by opportunist you mean the man who changes his beliefs in accord with the opportunities, then we are not opportunists."

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