In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
CESAR CHAVEZTo make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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The people who give you their food give you their heart.
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Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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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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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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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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We’ll organize workers in this movement as long as we’re willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.
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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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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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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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Never, never is it possible to reach someone if you become angry or bitter only love and gentleness can do it. Maybe not this time but maybe the next or the hundredth time.
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In this world it is possible to achieve great material wealth, to live an opulent life. But a life built upon those things alone leaves a shallow legacy. In the end, we will be judged by other standards.
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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
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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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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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