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.
CESAR CHAVEZWe must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
More Cesar Chavez Quotes
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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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We’ll organize workers in this movement as long as we’re willing to sacrifice. The moment we stop sacrificing, we stop organizing.
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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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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others.
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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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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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Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.
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Our language is the reflection of ourselves.
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Nonviolence is really tough. You don’t practice nonviolence at conferences; you practice it on picket-lines.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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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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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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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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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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Organizing is an educational process. The best educational process in the union is the picket line and the boycott. You learn about life.
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