I’m not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they’ll ask for it.
CESAR CHAVEZYears 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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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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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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It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
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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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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
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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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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.
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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