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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.

Cesar Chavez

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Cesar Chavez
Age: 66 †
Born: 1927
Born: March 31
Died: 1993
Died: April 23
Civil Rights Activist
Human Rights Activist
Laborer
Politician
Trade Unionist
Yuma
Arizona
César Chávez
César Estrada Chávez
Cesar Estrada Chavez
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Self
Dedication
Commitment
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There's no reason to be non-violent. There's no challenge unless you are living for people.
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We are certain God's will is that all men share in the good things this earth produces.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Non-violence has suffered its biggest defeat in the hands of people who most want to talk about it.
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There are many reasons for why a man does what de 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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In non-violence the cause has to be just and clear as well as the means.
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If we are full of hatred, we can't really do our work. Hatred saps all that strength and energy we need to plan.
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When a man or woman, young, or old, takes a place on the picket line for even a day or two, he will never be the same again.
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We are organizers at heart. Most of us in the movement take great pride in being able to put things together.
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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.
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You are never strong enough that you don't need help.
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We know we cannot defend to be kind to animals until we stop exploiting them - exploiting animals in the name of science, exploiting animals in the name of sport, exploiting animals in the name of fashion, and yes, exploiting animals in the name of food.
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The thing that we have going for us is that people are willing to sacrifice themselves.
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We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation.
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Look at the John Birch Society. Look at Hitler. The reactionaries are always better organizers.
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We are suffering. We have suffered. And we are not afraid to suffer in order to win our cause.
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