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.
CESAR CHAVEZIf 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.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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The people who give you their food give you their heart.
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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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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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Organizing is an educational process. The best educational process in the union is the picket line and the boycott. You learn about life.
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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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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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Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.
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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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We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community – and this nation.
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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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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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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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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