The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God.
CESAR CHAVEZIn giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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.
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There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us.
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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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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
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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.
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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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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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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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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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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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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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