Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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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We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
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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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Organizing is an educational process. The best educational process in the union is the picket line and the boycott. You learn about life.
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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
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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 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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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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If we are full of hatred, we can’t really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan.
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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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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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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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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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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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True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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