I’m not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they’ll ask for it.
CESAR CHAVEZIn giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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 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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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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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.
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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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If you’re not frightened that you might fail, you’ll never do the job. If you’re frightened, you’ll work like crazy.
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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
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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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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.
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Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything – even our lives – in our struggle for justice.
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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand 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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Talk is cheap. It is the way we organize and use our lives everyday that tells what we believe in.
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