Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other.
CESAR CHAVEZWhat I do shows people what kind of person I am.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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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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In some cases non-violence requires more militancy than violence.
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We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
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There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us.
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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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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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What I do shows people what kind of person I am.
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Violence just hurts those who are already hurt. Instead of exposing the brutality of the oppressor, it justifies it.
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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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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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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.
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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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When the man who feeds the world by toiling in the fields is himself deprived of the basic rights of feeding, sheltering, and caring for his own family, the whole community of man is sick.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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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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