You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
CESAR CHAVEZOur language is the reflection of ourselves.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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In the no-nonsense school of adversity, which we did not choose for ourselves, we are learning how to operate a labor union.
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In the final analysis it doesn’t really matter what the political system is. We don’t need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
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Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.
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The first principle of non-violent action is that of non-cooperation with everything humiliating.
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Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
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The people united will never be defeated.
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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 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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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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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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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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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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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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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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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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