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It’s ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.

Cesar Chavez

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.
CESAR CHAVEZ

Animal Fear Feeling Happiness Myself
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.
CESAR CHAVEZ

Believe Experience Learning Life Myself Powerful Violence
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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Courage Gift God Human Justice Life Limitation Opportunity Possible Promise Time World
We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
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Difference Endurance Force Live Myself
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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Need Perfection Politics
There’s no turning back. We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
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Heart Mind Ourselves Revolution Win
If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone.
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Alone Heart Justice Peace People Struggle Violence Yourself
Talk is cheap. It is the way we organize and use our lives everyday that tells what we believe in.
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Believe Live Talk
If you are interested in preventing animal suffering, the first thing you should give up is eggs and milk, because the animals who produce those foods lead the most unhappy lives. You would do better to eat meat and stop eating eggs and dairy products.
CESAR CHAVEZ

Animal Food Happiness Live Suffering Yourself
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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Believe Fight Food People
We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
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Discipline Freedom Greatness Understand
Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can’t help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That’s what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out.
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Help Love People Sacrifice Start Willing
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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Crazy Failure Job Yourself
Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
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Hurt Oppression Violence
The only ones who make things change are fanatics. If you’re not a fanatic around here, you can’t cut it.
CESAR CHAVEZ

Change Mad Oneself
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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Achievement Alone Judgement Live Material Possible Wealth World

It’s ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.

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