We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
CESAR CHAVEZYears of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us.
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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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It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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The people united will never be defeated.
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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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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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If we are full of hatred, we can’t really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan.
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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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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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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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Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as proud of their parents’ professions as other children are of theirs.
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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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The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature.
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