The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
CESAR CHAVEZOur language is the reflection of ourselves.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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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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Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment.
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Do not romanticize the poor. We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty damages our dignity.
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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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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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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.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can’t help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That’s what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out.
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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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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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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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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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