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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.

Cesar Chavez

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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Hate Planning Strength
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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Action Violence Weakness
Do not romanticize the poor. We are all people, human beings subject to the same temptations and faults as all others. Our poverty damages our dignity.
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Dignity Human Ourselves People Poor
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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Expectation Himself Leadership Man People Reason
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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Alone Heart Justice Peace People Struggle Violence Yourself
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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Believe Fight Food People
It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.
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Change Punishment
The people who give you their food give you their heart.
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Food Heart People Yourself
You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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Oppression Scare Yourself
Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
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Hurt Oppression Violence
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.
CESAR CHAVEZ

Animal Food Happiness Live Suffering Yourself
It’s amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the devastation of the environment with pesticides, hunger, disease.
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Excitement Moon People
Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.
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Commitment Enough People
The only ones who make things change are fanatics. If you’re not a fanatic around here, you can’t cut it.
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Change Mad Oneself
We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community – and this nation.
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Community Help Nation Need Parents Strength Student
We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community. Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.
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Achievement Ambition Community Enough Need Ourselves Prosperity See

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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