Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as proud of their parents’ professions as other children are of theirs.
CESAR CHAVEZTrue wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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Through Gandhi and my own life experience, I have learned about nonviolence. I believe that human life is a very special gift from God, and that no one has a right to take that away in any cause, however just. I am convinced that nonviolence is more powerful than violence.
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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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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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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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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 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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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence.
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You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves. A language is an exact reflection of the character and growth of its speakers.
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In the final analysis it doesn’t really matter what the political system is. We don’t need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation.
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I am an organizer, not a union leader. A good organizer has to work hard and long. There are no shortcuts. You just keep talking to people, working with them, sharing, exchanging and they come along.
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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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What is at stake is human dignity. If a man is not accorded respect he cannot respect himself and if he does not respect himself, he cannot demand it.
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I’ve always maintained that it isn’t the form that’s going to make the difference. It isn’t the rule or the procedure or the ideology, but it’s human beings that will make it.
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The people united will never be defeated.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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You know, if people are not pacifists, it’s not their fault. It’s because society puts them in that spot. You’ve got to change it. You don’t just change a man – you’ve got to change his environment as you do it.
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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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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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There’s no turning back. We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
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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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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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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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