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.
CESAR CHAVEZReal 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?
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
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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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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.
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The people united will never be defeated.
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We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
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If you really want to make a friend, go to someone’s house and eat with him… the people who give you their food give you their heart.
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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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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.
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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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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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We’ll organize workers in this movement as long as we’re willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.
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