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.
CESAR CHAVEZIf you’re not frightened that you might fail, you’ll never do the job. If you’re frightened, you’ll work like crazy.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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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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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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Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
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A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride. When people see it they know it means dignity.
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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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We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
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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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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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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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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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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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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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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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