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The end of all knowledge must be the building up of character.

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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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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Self dedication is a spiritual experience.
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In non-violence the cause has to be just and clear as well as the means.
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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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I think one of the great, great problems...is confusing people to the point where they become immobile. In fact, the more things people can find out for themselves, the more vigor the organization is going to have.
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The thing that we have going for us is that people are willing to sacrifice themselves.
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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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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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Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers.
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I've always maintained that it isn't the form that's going to make the difference. It isn't the rule or the procedure or the ideology, but it's human beings that will make it.
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Together, all things are possible
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You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
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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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History will judge societies and governments - and their institutions - not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.
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I would not take one cup of coffee from a grower...There's not a good one. I hate them. A few presents, a little talk, then the noose. That's how capitalism works.
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Look at the John Birch Society. Look at Hitler. The reactionaries are always better organizers.
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In 1968, I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry, and unhappy like we do.
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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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Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return.
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