Cesar Chavez quotes - page 3

To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream; the second is persistence. (Cesar Chavez)
True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire. View quote
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The people united will never be defeated. View quote
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Grant me courage to serve others; For in service there is true life. View quote
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In giving of yourself, you will discover a whole new life full of meaning and love. View quote
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Together, all things are possible. View quote
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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. View quote
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What I do shows people what kind of person I am. View quote
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The basis for peace is respecting all creatures. View quote
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Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. View quote
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You cannot uneducate the person who has learned to read. (Cesar Chavez)
You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore. View quote
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It's ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves. View quote
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We have looked into the future and the future is ours. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature. View quote
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There's no turning back...We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart. View quote
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Those who are willing to sacrifice and be of service have very little difficulty with people. They know what they are all about. People can't help but want to be near them. They help them; they work with them. That's what love is all about. It starts with your heart and radiates out. View quote
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Only when we have become nonviolent towards all life will we have learned to live well with others. View quote
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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. (Cesar Chavez)
I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness, is to sacrifice ourselves for others in a totally nonviolent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others. God help us to be men! View quote
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We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline. View quote
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There is enough love and good will in our movement to give energy to our struggle and still have plenty left over to break down and change the climate of hate and fear around us. View quote
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In the final analysis it doesn't really matter what the political system is...We don't need perfect political systems; we need perfect participation. View quote
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