from
"What the Sandinistas Say about their Revolution"
by U.S. State Department - August 1987

Department of State Publication 9617

What the Sandinistas Say about their Revolution 

	In their own words, Sandinista leaders
state their position on Marxism-Leninism, the
Soviet Union, Cuba, ties with Libya and guerrilla
groups, freedom of religion, elections, and other
related topics.

Marx, Lenin and the Sandinistas

"Marxism-Leninism is the scientific doctrine that
guides our revolution; ... Sandinismo without
Marxism-Leninism cannot be revolutionary, and because
of that they are indissolubly united, and because
of that our moral strength is Sandinismo and our doctrine
is that of Marxism-Leninism.''
- Defense Minister Humberto Ortega
Speech before the Sandinista Armed Forces
(August 21, 1981)
as reported by Est et Ouest (Paris) August 25, 1981

``The principles of Marxism-Leninism, wisely applied
to the reality of our society, guided the revolutionary
actions of the FSLN over the [Somoza] dictatorship.''
- Hugo Torres, General Staff,
	Sandinista Popular Army
Managua Domestic [Radio] Service, April 23, 1982