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.
CESAR CHAVEZThere is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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The people united will never be defeated.
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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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True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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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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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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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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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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Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as proud of their parents’ professions as other children are of theirs.
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You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.
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If we are full of hatred, we can’t really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan.
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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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There’s no reason to be non-violent. There’s no challenge unless you are living for people.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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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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We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
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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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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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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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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.
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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.
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A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride. When people see it they know it means dignity.
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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
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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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When you have people together who believe in something very strongly – whether it’s religion or politics or unions – things happen.
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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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