Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good earth, remember that they come from the work of men and women and children who have been exploited for generations.
CESAR CHAVEZWe need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community – and this nation.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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We do not need to kill or destroy to win. We are a movement that builds and not destroys.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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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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Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?
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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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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
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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.
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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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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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Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.
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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
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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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Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can’t help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That’s what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out.
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We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
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History will judge societies and governments – and their institutions – not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.
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