Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
CESAR CHAVEZThe love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.
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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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There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.
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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.
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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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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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