Lessons of History

Castro, a lawyer, defended himself at his trial. His defence speech, History Will Absolve Me , was written down by a court reporter. It became the platform of the 26th of July Movement, detailing plans for reform in Cuba, and was later frequently used in Castro's speeches. Castro was sentenced to death; however, at the urging of Roman Catholic priests, Batista abolished the death penalty just before Castro's execution, and he was sentenced instead to fifteen years in prison on the Isle of Pines (Now known as the Isle of Youth).
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moncada_Barracks

If you are a reactionary dictator, you must be as hard as the revolutionaries that oppose you. They will gnash teeth and call you a monster, but remember this: The revolution never occours during the height of terror and oppresssion. It only ocours after the slackening of reppression.