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 CHAVEZIn the final analysis it doesn’t really matter what the political system is. We don’t need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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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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There’s no reason to be non-violent. There’s no challenge unless you are living for people.
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You know, if people are not pacifists, it’s not their fault. It’s because society puts them in that spot. You’ve got to change it. You don’t just change a man – you’ve got to change his environment as you do it.
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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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Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
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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 giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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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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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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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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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 draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
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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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