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Raúl: This is a Revolution
committed to its people
SANTIAGO DE CUBA (AIN).— Fifty-five years since its
triumph, this is a Revolution with a single
commitment, one to its people, Army General Raúl
Castro Ruz, President of Cuba's Councils of State
and Ministers, said January 1, in this city.
In his speech given at the national commemorative
event held in Santiago's Céspedes Park, Raúl
recalled the current relevance of Comandante en Jefe
Fidel Castro's words spoken January 1, 1959, at this
same location, when he affirmed that the Revolution
had triumphed without making any commitments to
absolutely anyone, beyond the people, who were
solely responsible for the victories.
 "The
Revolution continues to be the same, without
commitments to absolutely anyone, only to the
people," the Cuban President exclaimed.
Before combatants and commanders from the Sierra
Maestra and the underground struggle; leaders of the
Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and government; more
than 3,000 Santiago residents; families of the
nation's heroes and other guests, Raúl made
critically important comments about the history,
present and future of the revolutionary process.
Referring to the Revolution's strength, he
emphasized that Cubans have never capitulated, and
will never capitulate, in the face of aggression,
coercion or threats.
The Revolution's foreign policy has always been a
powerful weapon in defense of independence,
self-determination and national sovereignty, the
President, also the PCC Central Committee's first
secretary, asserted.
He commented that the long, perilous road traveled
since the triumph of the Revolution has not been
easy, although its accomplishments reflect the
immense capacity for resistance and struggle of
several generations of the Cuban people, the true
protagonist of the Revolution.
He recalled that these have been 55 years of
incessant struggle against the designs of 11 United
States administrations, which, with more or less
intensity, have never relinquished the goal of
changing Cuba's economic and social order and
reasserting imperial domination over the country.
Nevertheless, he insisted, Cubans have remained true
to the ideals of national hero José Martí, in the
sense that this is a Revolution which has made, and
will continue to make, a reality of Martí 's wish,
codified in the Constitution, that the first law of
the republic reflect Cuba's commitment to full human
dignity.
Raúl acknowledged the noble, generous solidarity
Cuba has received from many sister peoples, while
the country has offered solidarity and support in
several regions across the planet, through
internationalist combat missions, as well as
programs in the areas of public health, education,
sports and others.
He commented that efforts to disseminate ideas which
deny the vitality of Marxist, Leninist and Martí's
concepts must be confronted with strong theoretical
tools.
Younger generations who are gradually and
systematically assuming leadership positions within
the Revolution can never forget that this is a
Revolution of the humble, by the humble and for the
humble, he said.
In this context, he emphasized the importance of
consulting the population about decisions, such as
recently occurred with the new Labor Code and as was
done previously with the Economic and Social Policy
Guidelines of the Party and the Revolution.
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