We’ll organize workers in this movement as long as we’re willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.
CESAR CHAVEZStudents must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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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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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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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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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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There are many reasons for why a man does what he does. To be himself he must be able to give it all. If a leader cannot give it all he cannot expect his people to give anything.
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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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Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.
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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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We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
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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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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our cause as our weapons.
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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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