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A compilation of quotations on a variety of issues by national, state and regional writers, well-known personalities, just plain everyday people and from various publications collected by the editors of THE ADVANCE.

Quotes for our Times:

Rep. Carlos Giménez, a Republican, represents Florida's 28th Congressional District: The sound of freedom: Cuba’s regime is running out of time — now the US must act.

I urge President Trump to send a stark and unmistakable warning to the regime in Havana about the consequences they will face if they continue to repress the Cuban people.

Yet the courage of the Cuban people continues to shine through the darkness. Across the island, the cry of Patria y Vida grows louder every day.

To my brothers and sisters on the island. We hear your pots and pans echo through the night. We see your courage in the darkness. Your voices carry across the Florida Straits and into the hearts of millions who still dream of a free Cuba. Every protest and every chant for Libertad brings the island closer to the freedom its people deserve.

The night imposed by the Castros has lasted far too long. But the Cuban people have never stopped believing in the sunrise.

Hugh Hewitt, Fox News contributor and radio host: What will Donald Trump's legacy be as a wartime president?

By being tough with the mullahs, indeed ruthless and transparent, Trump has already done the world a great favor. The 'Alliance of Tyrants' has suffered blow after blow since Trump returned and more are coming as Iran shudders and communist Cuba teeters on the brink of throwing off their dictators.

President Trump really would like to leave a legacy of peace. But he is the sort of tough and indeed ruthless commander in chief the U.S. needs to put away its enemies, not merely put them in timeout. Here’s hoping he sees this battle through until Iran cannot menace us, Israel, the Gulf Nations or anyone for a generation or three.

David Marcus, columnist for Fox News Digital: Madman Mamdani’s predictable, disgraceful performance after Gotham terror.

If Mamdani and other prominent Muslim leaders cannot or will not firmly call out Islamic terrorism directly, then we need to have some very close conversations about what being an American is and what our country stands for.

Meanwhile, New York City better buckle up. It always has a target on its back from Is-lamic terrorists, but now, perhaps for the first time, it has a mayor who openly and passionately sides with the overall goals of those terrorists.

I mean, this guy can’t even decide whether 'Globalize the Intifada' — a specific call to kill Jews — is problematic.

Only in New York, kids.

Pastor Corey Brooks, founder and Senior Pastor of New Beginnings Church of Chicago and the CEO of Project H.O.O.D. (Helping Others Obtain Destiny), the church's local mission: Why I refuse to stay silent as Jews are scapegoated by left and right.

As I walk across this country, I carry that commitment with every step. Return to biblical truth over trendy ideology. Reclaim the Black and Jewish legacy of resilience and solidarity. Stand with Israel because Scripture demands it, history proves it and basic human decency requires it.