Dr. King challenged us to work for a greater humanity. I only hope that we are worthy of his challenge.
CESAR CHAVEZI am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others. God help us to be men!
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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We’ll organize workers in this movement as long as we’re willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.
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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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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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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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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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In this world it is possible to achieve great material wealth, to live an opulent life. But a life built upon those things alone leaves a shallow legacy. In the end, we will be judged by other standards.
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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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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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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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When workers fall back on violence, they are lost. Oh, they might win some of their demands and might end a strike a little earlier, but they give up their imagination, their creativity, their will to work hard and to suffer for what they believe is right.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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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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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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We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
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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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When you have people together who believe in something very strongly – whether it’s religion or politics or unions – things happen.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find 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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Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as proud of their parents’ professions as other children are of theirs.
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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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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We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
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The people united will never be defeated.
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I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others. God help us to be men!
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