Many of those who write about the Cuban Revolution have credited him as being the soul of the revolution (Valdés 27). His rhetoric in History Will Absolve Me is partly a testament to that sentiment. As stated, the speech largely outline the goals Castro hoped the revolution would accomplish and his reasoning for trying to seize Moncada. Still, the language that he employs in this speech is similar to rhetoric that he used decades forward. This speech did not gain instant attention, but its importance did come to fruition after the revolution took place in 1959 when people believed in the “romantic, revolutionary fervor in the words and ideas” (Matthews 66). This idea of romanticizing the revolutionary spirit of the fighters is evident in
