We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
CESAR CHAVEZWhen any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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Dr. King challenged us to work for a greater humanity. I only hope that we are worthy of his challenge.
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Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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Concentration is inspiration. You must be completely overtaken by your work and your subject. Only then do all your influences and experience come up to the surface.
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It’s ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.
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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
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Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.
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When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are.
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It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.
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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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