It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
CESAR CHAVEZPreservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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You know, if people are not pacifists, it’s not their fault. It’s because society puts them in that spot. You’ve got to change it. You don’t just change a man – you’ve got to change his environment as you do it.
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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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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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The people united will never be defeated.
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We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
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There’s no reason to be non-violent. There’s no challenge unless you are living for people.
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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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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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What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it.
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If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone.
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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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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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There 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.
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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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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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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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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 first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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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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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.
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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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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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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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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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