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.
CESAR CHAVEZThere’s no turning back. We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.
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Never, never is it possible to reach someone if you become angry or bitter only love and gentleness can do it. Maybe not this time but maybe the next or the hundredth time.
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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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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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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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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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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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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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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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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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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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Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
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In the final analysis it doesn’t really matter what the political system is. We don’t need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
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