# Quote — Ernesto Che Guevara, Guerrilla Warfare

> The guerrilla fighter, as a person conscious of a role in the vanguard of the people, must have a moral conduct that shows him to be a true priest of the reform to which he aspires. To the stoicism imposed by the difficult conditions of warfare should be added an austerity born of rigid self-control that will prevent a single excess, a single slip, whatever the circumstances. The guerrilla soldier should be an ascetic.

- Author: [Ernesto Che Guevara](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ernesto-che-guevara.md)
- Book: [Guerrilla Warfare](https://www.leafyquotes.com/ernesto-che-guevara/guerrilla-warfare.md)
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