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Civil Rights Activist Inspirational Quotes (88)

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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
Cesar Chavez
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The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
Cesar Chavez
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In non-violence the cause has to be just and clear as well as the means.
Cesar Chavez
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A symbol is an important thing. That is why we chose an Aztec eagle. It gives pride...When people see it they know it means dignity.
Cesar Chavez
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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.
Cesar Chavez
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It takes a lot of punishment to be able to do anything to change the social order.
Cesar Chavez
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Years of misguided teaching have resulted in the destruction of the best in our society, in our cultures and in the environment.
Cesar Chavez
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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.
Cesar Chavez
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If you are interested in preventing animal suffering, the first thing you should give up is eggs and milk, because the animals who produce those foods lead the most unhappy lives. You would do better to eat meat and stop eating eggs and dairy products.
Cesar Chavez
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I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings.
Cesar Chavez
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There's no turning back...We will win. We are winning because ours is a revolution of mind and heart.
Cesar Chavez
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Grant me courage to serve others For in service there is true life.
Cesar Chavez
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We must understand that the highest form of freedom carries with it the greatest measure of discipline.
Cesar Chavez
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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
Cesar Chavez
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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
Cesar Chavez
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We shall strike. We shall organize boycotts. We shall demonstrate and have political campaigns. We shall pursue the revolution we have proposed. We are sons and daughters of the farm workers' revolution, a revolution of the poor seeking bread and justice.
Cesar Chavez
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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.
Cesar Chavez
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Our very lives are dependent, for sustenance, on the sweat and sacrifice of the campesinos. Children of farm workers should be as proud of their parents' professions as other children are of theirs.
Cesar Chavez
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Non-violence exacts a very high price from one who practices it. But once you are able to meet that demand then you can do most things.
Cesar Chavez
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Look at the John Birch Society. Look at Hitler. The reactionaries are always better organizers.
Cesar Chavez
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[We believe that unions have always been about much more than the industries in which they operate.] The fight is never about grapes or lettuce, ... It is always about people.
Cesar Chavez
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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.
Cesar Chavez
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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.
Cesar Chavez
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Because we have suffered, and we are not afraid to suffer in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything - even our lives - in our struggle for justice.
Cesar Chavez
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