Every 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.
CESAR CHAVEZYou cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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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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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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What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it.
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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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Dr. King challenged us to work for a greater humanity. I only hope that we are worthy of his challenge.
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I am an organizer, not a union leader. A good organizer has to work hard and long. There are no shortcuts. You just keep talking to people, working with them, sharing, exchanging and they come along.
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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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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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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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We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
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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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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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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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It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.
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