We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
CESAR CHAVEZHistory will judge societies and governments – and their institutions – not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.
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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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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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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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The people who give you their food give you their heart.
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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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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read.
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When any person suffers for someone in greater need, that person is a human.
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Talk is cheap. It is the way we organize and use our lives everyday that tells what we believe in.
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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours.
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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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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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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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It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of.
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