Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non-violence is hard work.
CESAR CHAVEZIn 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves – and be free.
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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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We draw our strength from the very despair in which we have been forced to live. We shall endure.
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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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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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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You are never strong enough that you don’t need help.
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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
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I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others. God help us to be men!
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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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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.
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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 any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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