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.
CESAR CHAVEZThe people who give you their food give you their heart.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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If we are full of hatred, we can’t really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan.
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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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History will judge societies and governments – and their institutions – not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.
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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community. Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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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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There’s no reason to be non-violent. There’s no challenge unless you are living for people.
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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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Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.
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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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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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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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