Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
CESAR CHAVEZThe love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
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In this world it is possible to achieve great material wealth, to live an opulent life. But a life built upon those things alone leaves a shallow legacy. In the end, we will be judged by other standards.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
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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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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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History will judge societies and governments – and their institutions – not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.
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In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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The only ones who make things change are fanatics. If you’re not a fanatic around here, you can’t cut it.
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If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him… the people who give you their food give you their heart.
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Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.
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We’ll organize workers in this movement as long as we’re willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.
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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
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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 are many reasons for why a man does what he does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.
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We do not need to kill or destroy to win. We are a movement that builds and not destroys.
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The people united will never be defeated.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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The people who give you their food give you their heart.
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It’s amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the devastation of the environment with pesticides, hunger, disease.
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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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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.
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Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment.
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