"The iconic Che lives large in the popular culture, and the commodified Che is within easy reach of everyone. But Che Guevara was also a flesh-and-blood human being—flawed, contradictory, trembling, and real... It's been said that Che was a citizen of the world. Perhaps more accurately, Che was a citizen of a world that did not yet exist."
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Bill Ayers and Michael Steven Smith, as quoted in "It Has Been 50 Years Since Che Guevara Was Murdered", The Nation (October 9, 2017)
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