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Fifty years of isolating Cuba had failed to promote democracy, setting us back in Latin America. That's why we restored diplomatic relations, opened the door to travel and commerce, and positioned ourselves to improve the lives of the Cuban people.

American imperialism is often traced to the takeover of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii in 1898.

Many things shall change in Cuba, but they shall change because of our efforts and despite the United States. Perhaps that empire shall crumble first.

The Spanish Empire eventually collapsed because of its expensive taste for warfare and conquest.

The notion that Cuba is the only country in the world where you can live without working must be erased forever.

The U.S.S.R. had absolutely nothing to do with the triumph of the Cuban Revolution.

There's a growing consensus that the best way to defeat communism in Cuba is to get its citizens hooked on American goods.

For centuries, Cuba's greatest resource has been its people.

Cuba is like going to a whole other planet. It's so different but it's so similar to the United States, to Miami. It's like a doppelgaenger. It's the mirror image. And I have no doubt, that once Cuba becomes democratic, that it will be the favorite tourist destination for Americans.

The Cuban people still live in constant fear of a brutal totalitarian regime that has demonstrated time and again its utter disregard for basic human dignity. The fight for a free Cuba has gone on for far too long.