We’ll organize workers in this movement as long as we’re willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.
CESAR CHAVEZEvery 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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Through Gandhi and my own life experience, I have learned about nonviolence. I believe that human life is a very special gift from God, and that no one has a right to take that away in any cause, however just. I am convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence.
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I’m not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they’ll ask for it.
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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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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
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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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Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
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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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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
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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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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
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Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything – even our lives – in our struggle for justice.
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Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non-violence is hard work.
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