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.
CESAR CHAVEZWe do not need to kill or destroy to win. We are a movement that builds and not destroys.
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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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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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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There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
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It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.
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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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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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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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We do not need to kill or destroy to win. We are a movement that builds and not destroys.
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To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.
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