Quirk stated that Castro wielded "absolute power" in Cuba, albeit not in a legal or constitutional manner, while Bourne claimed that power in Cuba was "completely invested" in Castro, adding that it was very rare for "a country and a people" to have been so completely dominated by "the personality of one man".
Quirk mengamati bahwa Castro memegang "kekuasaan mutlak" di Kuba, meskipun tidak secara hukum dan konstitusional, sementara Bourne mengklaim bahwa kekuasaan di Kuba "seluruhnya dipegang" oleh Castro, dan ia menambahkan bahwa sangat jarang ada "suatu negara dan bangsa" yang sangat didominasi oleh "kepribadian satu orang".