There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
CESAR CHAVEZOnly when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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If you give yourself totally to the nonviolence struggle for peace and justice you also find that people give you their hearts and you will never go hungry and never be alone.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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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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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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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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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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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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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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Organizing is an educational process. The best educational process in the union is the picket line and the boycott. You learn about life.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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I’m not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they’ll ask for it.
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