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When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again.

Cesar Chavez

Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
CESAR CHAVEZ

Hurt Oppression Violence
Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.
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Defeat Hands People Suffering Talk Violence
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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Choice Important People Pride See
The people united will never be defeated.
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Defeat People True Unity
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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Moments Sacrifice Stop Willing
Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
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History Respect
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
The people who give you their food give you their heart.
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Food Heart People Yourself
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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Eat Food Friendship Heart Home Yourself
When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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Greatness Human Person Suffering
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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Believe People Politics Religion Strong Togetherness Unity
We do not need to kill or destroy to win. We are a movement that builds and not destroys.
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Destroy Kill Need Win
Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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Language Ourselves Reflection
There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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Defeat Violence
It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.
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Change Punishment
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

When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again.

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