We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
CESAR CHAVEZWhat I do shows people what kind of person I am.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life.
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When you sacrifice, you force others to sacrifice. It’s an extremely powerful weapon.
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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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In this world it is possible to achieve great material wealth, to live an opulent life. But a life built upon those things alone leaves a shallow legacy. In the end, we will be judged by other standards.
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Our struggle is not easy. Those who oppose our cause are rich and powerful and they have many allies in high places. We are poor. Our allies are few. But we have something the rich do not own. We have our bodies and spirits and the justice of our cause as our weapons.
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There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.
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Concentration is inspiration. You must be completely overtaken by your work and your subject. Only then do all your influences and experience come up to the surface.
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There’s no reason to be non-violent. There’s no challenge unless you are living for people.
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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 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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Non-violence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak. Non-violence is hard work.
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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.
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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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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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There’s no turning back. We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
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