I’m not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they’ll ask for it.
CESAR CHAVEZOrganizing is an educational process. The best educational process in the union is the picket line and the boycott. You learn about life.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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When we are really honest with ourselves we must admit our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines the kind of men we are.
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Concentration is inspiration. You must be completely overtaken by your work and your subject. Only then do all your influences and experience come up to the surface.
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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The people united will never be defeated.
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There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.
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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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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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The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God.
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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.
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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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We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
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There’s no turning back. We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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