We need to keep ringing the bell, wake people up to get our democracy together. Farm workers are like a symbol, and it is good that people are paying attention.
DOLORES HUERTAWe need to keep ringing the bell, wake people up to get our democracy together. Farm workers are like a symbol, and it is good that people are paying attention.
More Dolores Huerta Quotes
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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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We have to get back down to basics. We have to start organizing at the neighborhood level to get people educated to vote.
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I was very fortunate to have known Fred Ross Sr., who was organizing the Community Service Organization (CSO) way back in the late 50’s and early 60’s. I was able to work with him.
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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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Walk the street with us into history. Get off the sidewalk.
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That’s the history of the world. His story is told, hers isn’t.
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Every minute a chance to change the world.
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If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?
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If we can just convince other people to get involved, this could make some major changes in our society. It’s very exhilarating.
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I’m glad that the fact that people are still getting poisoned by pesticide drift is gaining attention.
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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.
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Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.
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My mother was a dominant force in our family. And that was great for me as a young woman, because I never saw that women had to be dominated by men.
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Organized labor is the only way to have fair distribution of wealth.
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Sometimes, we have to promote ourselves. Just go out and be very active about trying to find an opportunity.
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