You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
CESAR CHAVEZYou cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again.
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Never, never is it possible to reach someone if you become angry or bitter only love and gentleness can do it. Maybe not this time but maybe the next or the hundredth time.
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God.
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Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can’t help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That’s what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out.
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Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non-violence is hard work.
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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.
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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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In the final analysis it doesn’t really matter what the political system is. We don’t need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
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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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There’s no turning back. We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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