Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
CESAR CHAVEZIf 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.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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The people united will never be defeated.
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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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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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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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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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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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When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering, and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick.
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Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
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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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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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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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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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Talk is cheap. It is the way we organize and use our lives everyday that tells what we believe in.
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