There’s no reason to be non-violent. There’s no challenge unless you are living for people.
CESAR CHAVEZDr. King challenged us to work for a greater humanity. I only hope that we are worthy of his challenge.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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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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In this world it is possible to achieve great material wealth, to live an opulent life. But a life built upon those things alone leaves a shallow legacy. In the end, we will be judged by other standards.
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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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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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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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Through Gandhi and my own life experience, I have learned about nonviolence. I believe that human life is a very special gift from God, and that no one has a right to take that away in any cause, however just. I am convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence.
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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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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There’s no turning back. We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
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I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom.
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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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