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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.

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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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Happen
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We do not need to kill or destroy to win. We are a movement that builds and not destroys.
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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.
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Our union represents a breaking away...represents sharing a power, represent questioning, represents a new force...however long it takes, we are geared for a struggle.
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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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To make a great dream come true, the first requirement is a great capacity to dream the second is persistence.
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Grant me courage to serve others For in service there is true life.
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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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Together, all things are possible
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