“A nation is not the will of a single man, group or party. A nation is composed of many wills. A nation is the right to rights, to liberty, to diversity of ideas, and free opinions. A nation is the common good of all its citizens. This is only possible in democracy, not in the will of one man, one party or dictatorship. Let’s say NO to the will of one man, group or dictatorship. Let’s leave fear behind, hope will come. Let’s go out to the streets in search of the truth which will set us free. Let’s claim our right to rights. And thus a new justice will come that will bring us peace, prosperity, liberty, and democracy in a new Cuba. Let’s go out to the streets in search of the truth, and that is how we will achieve liberty.”
— Ricardo Pupo Sierra from the Ariza Provincial Prison, political prisoner, and activist of the Pro Human Rights Party of Cuba.
Posted at Cuban Democracy Directorate.
Pupo was arrested March 14, 2004, convicted of being a "danger to society," and sentenced to three years in prison, according to PayoLibre.
For more on Pupo read U.S. Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart's speech in Congress last month.
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