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.
CESAR CHAVEZOur struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our cause as our weapons.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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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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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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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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Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non-violence is hard work.
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The 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.
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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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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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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.
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Do not romanticize the poor. We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty damages our dignity.
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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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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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I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others. God help us to be men!
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The only ones who make things change are fanatics. If you’re not a fanatic around here, you can’t cut it.
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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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