We believe that unions have always been about much more than the industries in which they operate. The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, It is always about people.
CESAR CHAVEZThere is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
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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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Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our cause as our weapons.
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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom.
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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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If you are interested in preventing animal suffering, the first thing you should give up is eggs and milk, because the animals who produce those foods lead the most unhappy lives. You would do better to eat meat and stop eating eggs and dairy products.
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To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.
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Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.
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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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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.
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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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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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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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The 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.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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When you have people together who believe in something very strongly – whether it’s religion or politics or unions – things happen.
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Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.
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When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering, and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick.
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I’ve always maintained that it isn’t the form that’s going to make the difference. It isn’t the rule or the procedure or the ideology, but it’s human beings that will make it.
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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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If you’re not frightened that you might fail, you’ll never do the job. If you’re frightened, you’ll work like crazy.
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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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Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.
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