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.
CESAR CHAVEZThe end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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We believe that unions have always been about much more than the industries in which they operate. The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, It is always about people.
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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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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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You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.
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From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.
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Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non-violence is hard work.
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Talk is cheap. It is the way we organize and use our lives everyday that tells what we believe in.
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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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Dr. King challenged us to work for a greater humanity. I only hope that we are worthy of his challenge.
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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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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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I am an organizer, not a union leader. A good organizer has to work hard and long. There are no shortcuts. You just keep talking to people, working with them, sharing, exchanging and they come along.
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