Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it’s much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.
DOLORES HUERTA
DOLORES HUERTA
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Dolores Huerta51 quotes“Giving kids clothes and food is one thing, but it’s much more important to teach them that other people besides themselves are important and that the best thing they can do with their lives is to use them in the service of other people.”
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Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta We know we only have about half of our population that’s voting.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta It’s important to realize that we all need to work together. With Weaving Movements, we are all interdependent and we all have to work together. If we could just realize that and understand that, we’ll keep our country strong.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta As a youngster and being a Latina, you see so much injustice.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta I had been a Girl Scout from the time I was 8 to the time I was 18 years old. I had belonged to my church organization and youth groups. But, you never really found a way that you could make a change.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta When a group of people get together, it’s collective power. You know that you’re doing it for the good.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta People would say ‘Who is a leader?’ A leader is a person that does the work. It’s very simple. It’s a personal choice for people who choose to put in their time and their commitment to do the work. It’s a personal choice.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta Exercise your right to vote.
Dolores HuertaDolores Huerta I want to say to mothers out there, you know, take your children to marches. Take them to meetings because this is a way that they can become strong, and they understand what politics is all about because they are actually living it.
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