US Presidency
2016

And, yes, I believe voters should be able to choose their governments in free and democratic elections. Not everybody agrees with me on this. Not everybody agrees with the American people on this. But I believe those human rights are universal. I believe they are the rights of the American people, the Cuban people, and people around the world. Now, there's no secret that our governments disagree on many of these issues. I've had frank conversations with President Castro. For many years, he has pointed out the flaws in the American system economic inequality; the death penalty; racial discrimination; wars abroad. That's just a sample. He has a much longer list. But here's what the Cuban people need to understand: I welcome this open debate and dialogue. It's good. It's healthy. I am not afraid of it. We do have too much money in American politics.